քուք

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քոք (kʿokʿ)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kū- (to cry, to call). Cognates include Sanskrit कौति (kauti, to sound, make any noise, cry out), Serbo-Croatian кукати, Ancient Greek κωκύω (kōkúō), Lithuanian kaukti.

Noun

քուք (kʿukʿ)

  1. groan, moan, wail, sigh

Declension

Derived terms

  • քուքամ (kʿukʿam)
  • քոքամ (kʿokʿam)
  • քրքուիմ (kʿrkʿuim)
  • քքուիմ (kʿkʿuim)
  • քքումն (kʿkʿumn)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քուք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), քուք”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քուք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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