քճճել
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Middle Armenian[edit]
The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.
Etymology[edit]
The origin is uncertain. Compare Old Armenian քճքճեմ (kʻčkʻčem, “to tear in pieces”).
Verb[edit]
քճճել • (kʻččel)
- (of animals) to rummage, dig (in search of food)
- 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Shorter recension C based on a manuscript written in 1400:[1]
- […] երթայ անկանի [աղուեսն] ի տեղի աղբեց, ուր գան հաւեր եւ քըճըճեն զաղբն։
- […] ertʻay ankani [ałuesn] i tełi ałbecʻ, ur gan hawer ew kʻəčəčen załbn.
- […] երթայ անկանի [աղուեսն] ի տեղի աղբեց, ուր գան հաւեր եւ քըճըճեն զաղբն։
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: քջջել (kʻǰǰel)
References[edit]
- ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, page 179