քուք

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քոք (kʻokʻ)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kū- (“to cry, to call”). Cognates include Sanskrit कौति (kauti, “to sound, make any noise, cry out”), Tocharian B kauk- (“cry out, call”), Ancient Greek κωκύω (kōkúō), Lithuanian kaukti.

Noun

քուք • (kʻukʻ)

  1. groan, moan, wail, sigh

Declension

Derived terms

  • քուքամ (kʻukʻam)
  • քոքամ (kʻokʻam)
  • քրքուիմ (kʻrkʻuim)
  • քքուիմ (kʻkʻuim)
  • քքումն (kʻkʻumn)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քուք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քուք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քուք”, 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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