կեղև

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կեղեւ (kełew).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /keˈʁev/ invalid IPA characters (//)
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈʁev/ invalid IPA characters (//)

Noun

կեղև • (keġew)

1. crust; cortex; bark (of a tree); rind, peel (of a fruit); husk; shell; scab

Declension

Synonyms

• կլեպ (klep), կճեպ (kčep)

Old Armenian

Etymology

Perhaps a Classical Syriac borrowing. Compare Syriac ܩܠܦܐ (qəlāfāʼ, “sheet of a book”), ܩܠܦ (qəlaf, “to remove the skin, bark”), ܩܠܦܬܐ (qəlāftāʼ, “husk, scale, shell”). Another rendering of the word has survived in dialects as կլեպ (klep).

On the other hand, J̌ahukyan argues for a native Proto-Indo-European origin.

According to Ačaṙean, Georgian ყვლეფა (q̇vlepa) and Laz ღლეპა (ğlep̌a) are borrowed from Armenian.

Noun

կեղև • (kełew)

1. bark; peel; rind; husk; shell
2. (figuratively) the outside

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: կեղև (keġew)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կեղև”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կեղև”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կեղև”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կեղև”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik