քթվել

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Armenian

Mother hunting for headlice

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Armenian քթուել (kʻtʻuel), կտվել (ktvel), from կտեւ (ktew).

Pronunciation

Verb

քթվել (kʻtʻvel) (dialectal)

  1. to search and remove lice, to delouse
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani page 63:
      քթվել․ ըսփուլիժարէ
      kʻtʻvel; əspʻuližarē
      քթվել (kʻtʻvel) = spulesàr

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References

  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 247

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “քթուել”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կտեւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press