քունեմ

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From քուն (kʻun).

Verb

քունեմ (kʻunem)

  1. to sleep
  2. (figuratively) to pass away, to die
    քունել ընդ հարսkʻunel ənd harsto sleep with one's fathers
  3. to lie with, to sleep with a woman, to know her

Usage notes

In modern Armenian քունել (kʻunel) has become a vulgar word meaning “to fuck”. The form քնել (kʻnel) means “to sleep”. The etymological relation between the two is not realized.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: քնել (kʻnel), քունել (kʻunel)

References

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քունեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քունեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy