լինդ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian լինդ (lind); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

լինդ • (lind)

  1. gum (the flesh round the teeth)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-, with a semantic shift "fleshy part" → "gum". Cognate with Latin lumbus, German Lende, Russian лядвея (ljadveja).

Noun

լինդ • (lind)

  1. gum (the flesh round the teeth)
    ցաւել լնդացcʻawel lndacʻto have sore gums

Declension

Derived terms

  • լնդերք (lnderkʻ)
  • լնտերք (lnterkʻ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: լինդ (lind)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լինդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լինդ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “լինդ”, 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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