գիրգ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գիրգ (girg).

Pronunciation

Adjective

գիրգ • (girg) (superlative ամենագիրգ)

  1. plump, delicate, soft, tender

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is unknown.[1][2] See գուրգուրել (gurgurel).

Adjective

գիրգ • (girg)

  1. plump, delicate, soft, tender

Derived terms

  • անգիրգ (angirg)
  • գրգամ (grgam)
  • գրգանամ (grganam)
  • գրգանք (grgankʻ)
  • գրգարան (grgaran)
  • գրգեամ (grgeam)
  • գրգեմ (grgem)
  • գրգեցուցանեմ (grgecʻucʻanem)
  • գրգիմ (grgim)
  • գրգիչ (grgičʻ)
  • գրգուանք (grguankʻ)
  • գրգութիւն (grgutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: գիրգ (girg)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գիրգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “գիրգ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik

Further reading

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