կուղխ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կուղխ (kułx).

Pronunciation

Adjective

կուղխ (kułx) (superlative ամենակուղխ)

  1. (rare) gluttonous

Declension

Synonyms

  • շատակեր (šataker)

Noun

կուղխ (kułx)

  1. wolverine, glutton (Gulo gulo)

Declension

Synonyms

  • շատակերիկ (šatakerik)

References

  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), կուղխ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
  • կուղխ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1998), կուղխ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʿ A. Katʿnasunner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book I. Mammals] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Pyunik, § 317, page 33

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is unknown.

Noun

կուղխ (kułx)

  1. gluttonous

Usage notes

The word is a hapax legomenon.

Descendants

References

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