քած

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian քած (kʿac).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

քած (kʿac)

  1. (colloquial) bitch (female dog)
  2. (colloquial) the female of some other animals
  3. (colloquial, offensive) bitch (woman)
  4. (colloquial, offensive) whore, slut

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A Northeast Caucasian borrowing: compare Lezgi кач (kač), Lak куча (kuča), Tsez кача (kača, bitch).

Noun[edit]

քած (kʿac)

  1. bitch (female dog)
  2. the female of some other animals
    իշու քածišu kʿacshe-donkey
    գայլի քածgayli kʿacshe-wolf

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

քած (kʿac)

  1. female
    քած ինձkʿac injfemale leopard

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: քած (kʿac)

References[edit]

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