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Old Armenian
Etymology
Ačaṙyan leaves the origin open. According to J̌ahukyan, this is a by-form of խաղալիկ (xałalik), with a l/ł alternation and perhaps a l > r dissimilation.
Noun
խալարիկ • (xalarik)
- toy
Usage notes
The word is a hapax legomenon.
Declension
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References
- Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “խալարիկ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 364a
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խալարիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 314b
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1991) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), number 2, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 40
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “խալարիկ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 309b