քած

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քած (kʻac).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /kʰat͡s/ [kʰɑt͡s] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /kad͡z/ [kʰɑd͡z] invalid IPA characters (//[])
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Noun

քած • (kʻac)

  1. (colloquial) bitch (female dog)
  2. (colloquial) the female of some other animals
  3. (colloquial, offensive) bitch (woman)
  4. (colloquial, offensive) whore, slut

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

A Northeast Caucasian borrowing: compare Lezgi кач (kač), Lak куча (kuča), Tsez кача (kača, bitch).

Noun

քած • (kʻac)

  1. bitch (female dog)
  2. the female of some other animals
    իշու քածišu kʻacshe-donkey
    գայլի քածgayli kʻacshe-wolf

Declension

Adjective

քած • (kʻac)

  1. female
    քած ինձkʻac injfemale leopard

Declension

Derived terms

  • քածբոր (kʻacbor)
  • քածպոր (kʻacpor)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քած (kʻac)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քած”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քած”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քած”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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