աղու

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian աղու (ału); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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աղու (aġu) (superlative ամենաաղու)

  1. agreeable, pleasant, nice; sweet
  2. (figuratively) pretending to be nice, knavish

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From աղ (, salt) +‎ -ու (-u). For the sense development compare Russian сладкий (sladkij), which is related to соль (solʹ).

Adjective

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աղու (ału) indeclinable

  1. soft, sweet, agreeable, affable
  2. delicious, tender, delicate
  3. (figuratively) knavish, dodge, pretending to be nice

Descendants

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  • Armenian: աղու (aġu), աղվոր (aġvor), աղեկ (aġek)

References

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