կրուկն

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Composed of the root *կուր (*kur) +‎ -ուկն (-ukn). The origin of *կուր (*kur) is uncertain. It has been compared to Ancient Greek γυρός (gurós, round, curved), γῦρος (gûros, circle), Old Armenian կուռն (kuṙn, back), Laz ქური (kuri, heel), Urartian 𒆪𒊑𒂊 (ku-ri-e /⁠qurə, kuri, kure⁠/, foot), Hurrian 𒌨𒉌 (ur-ni /⁠urni; possibly ukrə, ukri, ukre⁠/, foot). The later form կրունկ (krunk) developed by an anticipation of the nasal.

Noun

կրուկն (krukn)

  1. heel
    դառնալ ընդ կրուկն, դարձ ընդ կրուկն առնելdaṙnal ənd krukn, darj ənd krukn aṙnelto fall or go back, to recede, to go backwards, to retreat
    յետս ընդ կրուկն դառնալ, ընդ կրուկն նահանջիլyets ənd krukn daṙnal, ənd krukn nahanǰilto turn back, to retrace one's steps
  2. hinge

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Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: կրունկ (krunk)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կրուկն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կրուկն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 380