գուրգուրել

• գուրգուրալ (gurgural)
• քուրքուրել (kʻurkʻurel) — dialectal

A dialectal word that has entered the literary language. A reduplication of the root *գուր- (*gur-), from Old Armenian *գոյր (*goyr), which is found in Old Armenian ողջա-գուր-եմ (ołǰa-gur-em) and perhaps dialectal Armenian գուրալ (gural)․^[1]

The root *գոյր (*goyr) is of unknown origin.^[1][2] J̌ahukyan derived it from Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-ro-, with Latin faveō and Proto-Slavic *gově̀ti as cognates.^[3]

Has also been compared to գորով (gorov).

According to Ačaṙyan, Old Georgian კურკურება (ḳurḳureba, “embracing; being affectionate”), Georgian კურკური (ḳurḳuri, “murmuring, whispering sweet nothings”) are borrowed from Armenian.^[1] Neisser connects the last one with Old Georgian გრკჳნვა (grḳwinva, “childlike caress, childlike talking”),^[4] which reminds Old Armenian գրգուանք (grguankʻ), գրգանք (grgankʻ, “softness, daintiness; caress”), from գիրգ (girg). Note also Old Armenian գրկեմ (grkem, “to hug, embrace”).

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɡuɾɡuˈɾel/,
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /kuɾkuˈɾel/,

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• Hyphenation: գուր‧գու‧րել

գուրգուրել • (gurgurel)

1. (transitive) to cuddle, to dandle, to fondle
2. (transitive) to caress, to stroke, to pet
3. (transitive) to care for, to tend, to worry about
4. (transitive, of memories) to treasure, to hold dear, to reminisce

• գուրգուրալի (gurgurali)
• գուրգուրալից (gurguralicʻ)
• գուրգուրանք (gurgurankʻ)
• գուրգուրոտ (gurgurot)
• գուրգուրում (gurgurum)

• → Udi: куркур (kurkur)

• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “գուրգուրել”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• “գուրգուրել”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980