թքել

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian թքեմ (tʻkʻem). The sense "not to give a damn" is probably a semantic loan from Russian наплева́ть (naplevátʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

թքել • (tʻkʻel)

  1. to spit
  2. (figuratively) to defame, to revile
  3. (figuratively) not to give a damn, not to care
    Synonym: թքած ունենալ (tʻkʻac unenal)

Inflection

Old Armenian

Verb

թքել • (tʻkʻel)

  1. infinitive of թքեմ (tʻkʻem)

Declension

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