քեռի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քեռի (kʿeṙi).

Pronunciation

Noun

քեռի (kʿeṙi)

  1. maternal uncle
  2. sir, mister (a polite way of addressing a middle-aged man)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From քեռ (kʿeṙ, sister’s), genitive of քոյր (kʿoyr, sister), because the “uncle” is the person, whose sister is the speaker’s mother. Analogous derivations are Sanskrit स्वस्रीय (svasrīya, sister's son, nephew) and Latin sobrīnus (cousin).

Noun

քեռի (kʿeṙi)

  1. maternal uncle

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: քեռի (kʿeṙi)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քեռի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), քեռի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “Haykakankʿ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 666–667
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 77–78
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