խրծիկ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • խրձիկ (xrjik), խռծիկ (xṙcik)

Etymology

According to Martirosyan, probably from խուրձ (xurj, bundle, sheaf) + -իկ (-ik), because dolls were formerly made from a bundle of hay or grass.

Pronunciation

Noun

խրծիկ • (xrcik)

  1. (dialectal) doll

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • խրծիկ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “խրձիկ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 496a
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