կլափն

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably a sound-symbolic formation based on կլանեմ (klanem) and լափեմ (lapʿem).

Noun

կլափն (klapʿn)

  1. jaw
    Synonym: ծնօտ (cnōt)

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: կլափ (klapʿ)
    • Armenian: կլափ (klapʿ)

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), կլափն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Norayr N. Biwzandacʿi (2000), կլափն”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʿ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʿeancʿ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʿ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, page 366
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), կլափն”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), կլափն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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