կայթ

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Armenian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Armenian կայթ (kaytʻ); see it for more.

Noun[edit]

կայթ (kaytʻ)

  1. (archaic) basket, pannier
  2. (archaic) some measure of weight
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Armenian կայթ (kaytʻ); see it for more.

Noun[edit]

կայթ (kaytʻ)

  1. (archaic) capering, dancing by jumping and bouncing around in sign of joy
Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

The origin is uncertain.

Noun[edit]

կայթ (kaytʻ)

  1. basket, pannier
  2. a measure of weight, equal to 60 old Armenian լիտր (litr), i.e. 19,5 kg
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Descendants[edit]
  • Armenian: կայթ (kaytʻ)

Etymology 2[edit]

The origin is uncertain.

Noun[edit]

կայթ (kaytʻ)

  1. capering, dancing by jumping and bouncing around in sign of joy, stamping of feet
    կայթս հարկանելkaytʻs harkanelto make sound by hitting glass
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References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կայթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կայթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press