սրել

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian սրեմ (srem, to sharpen), from սուր (sur, sharp).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /səˈɹel/ [səˈɹel] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /səˈɹel/ [səˈɹel] invalid IPA characters (//[])
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Verb

սրել • (srel)

  1. to sharpen
  2. (figuratively) to intensify, heighten, sharpen; to bring to a head
  3. (figuratively) to worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
  4. (card games, belote coinchée) to call a surcoinche (see քուանշ (kʻuanš))

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References

  • սրել”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “սրել”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “սրել”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
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