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քրքրեմ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Reduplication of *քիր- (*kʻir-), of unknown origin.[1]

Verb

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քրքրեմ (kʻrkʻrem)

  1. (transitive) to search or dive into, to investigate carefully, to examine with care
  2. (transitive) to agitate, to undo, to destroy
    քրքրել զմիտսkʻrkʻrel zmitsto excite, to rouse up or awake the mind, to stimulate
    քրքրեմ զախորժակkʻrkʻrem zaxoržakto sharpen, to quicken the appetite
  3. (mediopassive, intransitive) to give oneself up to debauchery

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: քրքրել (kʻrkʻrel)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “քրքիր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 603a

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քրքրեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քրքրեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy