քարայր

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քարայր (kʻarayr).

Pronunciation

Noun

քարայր (kʻarayr)

  1. cave, cavern, grotto

Declension

Synonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology

քար (kʻar) +‎ այր (ayr)

Noun

քարայր (kʻarayr)

  1. grotto, cave, cavern

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: քարայր (kʻarayr)
  • Cappadocian Greek: κερέρ (kerér)

References

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