քունք

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Armenian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

քունք (kʻunkʻ)

  1. temple (part of the cranium)

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From քուն (kʻun, sleep) +‎ (-kʻ), because a sleeper usually lies on one of its temples. For the sense development compare German Schläfe and Czech spánek.

Noun

քունք (kʻunkʻpl

  1. temple (side of the head)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քունք (kʻunkʻ)

References

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