քթվել

Armenian

Mother hunting for headlice

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

քթվել (kʿtʿvel) (dialectal)

  1. to search and remove lice, to delouse
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 63:[1]
      քթվել․ ըսփուլիժարէ
      kʿtʿvel; əspʿuližarē
      քթվել (kʿtʿvel) = spulesàr

Inflection

Derived terms

  • քթիվ (kʿtʿiv)

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, Hračʿeay (1913), քթուել”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (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
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