կնճիռն

• կնջիռն (knǰiṙn), կնջիւռն (knǰiwṙn), կնջիւռ (knǰiwṙ)

The origin is uncertain.

կնճիռն • (knčiṙn)

1. tie, knot (that is hard to untie)

   Synonym: հանգոյց (hangoycʻ)

2. difficulty, hindrance, complication, embarrassment, entanglement, intrigue, scrape, hitch

   Synonym: դժուարութիւն (džuarutʻiwn)

   հատանել, բառնալ զկնճիռնն ― hatanel, baṙnal zknčiṙnn ― to decide a question, to solve or set at rest a disputed point

3. fraud, deceit

   Synonyms: դաւաճանութիւն (dawačanutʻiwn), խարդաւանք (xardawankʻ)

4. intention, design

   Synonyms: կամք (kamkʻ), խորհուրդ (xorhurd)

5. bond, chain

   Synonyms: կապանք (kapankʻ), շղթայ (šłtʻay)

6. wrinkle, pucker on face or body; frowning, frown

   Synonym: խորշոմ (xoršom)

   կնճիռն ծնանել յերեսս ― knčiṙn cnanel yeress ― to contract or knit one's brows, to frown; to look gruff, to put on a surly look; to turn up one's nose, to make wry faces

   կնճիռն կտաւոյ ― knčiṙn ktawoy ― plaits, folds

7. husks of grapes

   կնճիռն խաղողոյ ― knčiṙn xałołoy ― husks of pressed grapes

• չարակնճիռ (čʻaraknčiṙ)

• Armenian: կնճիռ (knčiṙ)

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