տկռել

Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙyan, from տիկ (tik), with the original meaning being "to swell like a wineskin".

Pronunciation

Verb

տկռել (tkṙel) (dialectal, intransitive)

  1. to bloat, to swell (from eating or drinking too much)
  2. (figuratively) to blow up, to expand, to enlarge (to grow big)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • տկռան (tkṙan)
  • տկռոշ (tkṙoš)
  • տկռվորել (tkṙvorel)
  • տկռուկ (tkṙuk)

Descendants

  • Georgian: ტყრობა (ṭq̇roba)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), տիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), տկռել”, in Hayocʿ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
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