քիմք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քիմք (kʻimkʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

քիմք • (kʻimkʻ)

  1. palate
  2. (figuratively) liking, caprice, fancy

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷem- (“to swallow”) +‎ -ք (-kʻ). Cognates include Sanskrit चमति (camati, “to sip, to drink”), Persian چم (čam, “eating and drinking”), کام (kâm, “palate”), Icelandic hvoma (“to swallow”).

Noun

քիմք • (kʻimkʻ) pl

  1. palate
    լեզու նորա ի քիմս իւր կցեցաւ ― lezu nora i kʻims iwr kcʻecʻaw ― his tongue clove to his palate
    ընդ քիմս ժպտիլ ― ənd kʻims žptil ― to laugh constrainedly, from the teeth outward
  2. (figuratively) liking, caprice, fancy
    ընդ քմաց ― ənd kʻmacʻ ― by whim, humorously, capriciously, fantastically
    ի քմաց ― i kʻmacʻ ― according to one's fancy, liking, etc.

Declension

Derived terms

  • քմազարդ (kʻmazard)
  • քմազարդութիւն (kʻmazardutʻiwn)
  • քմակից (kʻmakicʻ)
  • քմծաղրեմ (kʻmcałrem)
  • օձաքիմ (ōjakʻim)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քիմք (kʻimkʻ)

References

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