գայռ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian գայռ (gayṙ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

գայռ (gayṙ)

  1. (archaic) foul-smelling mud, scum, mire, filth

Declension

References

  • գայռ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

գայռ (gayṙ)

  1. mud, mire, filth; slough; vomit

Declension

Synonyms

  • ցեխ (cʿex), տիղմ (tiłm), աղբ (ałb), կեղտ (kełt)
  • (vomit): փսխունք (pʿsxunkʿ)

Derived terms

  • անզգայռեմ (anzgayṙem)
  • գայռալիր (gayṙalir)
  • գայռանոց (gayṙanocʿ)
  • գայռեմ (gayṙem)
  • գայռիմ (gayṙim)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), գայռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), գայռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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