կեղծ

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian կեղծ (kełc); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

կեղծ (keġc) (superlative ամենակեղծ)

  1. false, sham, fake
  2. artificial
  3. counterfeit, fake
  4. spurious
  5. insincere, deceitful

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The original meaning is “form”.

Adjective

կեղծ (kełc)

  1. feigned, dissembled, false, counterfeit, sham, fictitious, artificial, factitious; affected, prim, finical
    կեղծս ի կեղծսkełcs i kełcsof an affected manner, under a false aspect, under a feigned or counterfeit appearance
    կեղծս ի կեղծսս լինելkełcs i kełcss linelto appear under various forms, spectres or phantasms

Usage notes

Classically not used independently (outside of its compounds).

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Armenian: կեղծ (keġc)

References

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