կախ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian կախ (kax).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

կախ (kax) (superlative ամենակախ)

  1. hanging, dangling, pendent; hung up, suspended

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain. Ačaṙyan and J̌ahukyan reject all attempts of connecting the word with the descendants of Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (to hang), whence English hang. According to J̌ahukyan, an Iranian origin "is not impossible", if the word is connected with Shughni ках̌у̊н (kax̌ū̊n).

Adjective[edit]

կախ (kax)

  1. hanging, dangling, pendent; hung up, suspended
    ի կախ ունելi kax unelto suspend, to hold in suspense
    ի կախ մնալi kax mnalto remain in suspense

Usage notes[edit]

Used only in the form ի կախ (i kax).

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: կախ (kax)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կախ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կախ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կախ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 486
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1991) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[1] (in Armenian), number 2, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 40–41
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կախ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 373b