ցավել

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian ցաւիմ (cʻawim). The sense “support a sports team” is a semantic loan from Russian боле́ть (bolétʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

ցավել (cʻavel) (traditional orthography spelling ցաւել)

  1. to ache, to hurt
    գլուխս ցավում էgluxs cʻavum ēmy head hurts
  2. to regret
  3. to be a fan of, to support (usually a sports team)

Inflection

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