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خرچین

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian խրչան (xrčʻan, skittish).[1]

Adjective

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خرچین (hırçın)

  1. peevish, cross, petulant, bad-tempered, pettish, irritable, showing anger easily or customarily
    Synonym: تتیز (titiz)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: hırçın
  • Armenian: խըռչըլ (xəṙčʻəl), խռչըլ (xṙčʻəl)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խիրտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 271ab

Further reading

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