կինճ
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կինճ (kinč).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kint͡ʃ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɡind͡ʒ]
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | կինճ (kinč) | կինճեր (kinčer) | ||
| dative | կինճի (kinči) | կինճերի (kinčeri) | ||
| ablative | կինճից (kinčicʻ) | կինճերից (kinčericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | կինճով (kinčov) | կինճերով (kinčerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | կինճը/կինճն (kinčə/kinčn) | կինճերը/կինճերն (kinčerə/kinčern) | ||
| dative | կինճին (kinčin) | կինճերին (kinčerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | կինճս (kinčs) | կինճերս (kinčers) | ||
| dative | կինճիս (kinčis) | կինճերիս (kinčeris) | ||
| ablative | կինճիցս (kinčicʻs) | կինճերիցս (kinčericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | կինճովս (kinčovs) | կինճերովս (kinčerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | կինճդ (kinčd) | կինճերդ (kinčerd) | ||
| dative | կինճիդ (kinčid) | կինճերիդ (kinčerid) | ||
| ablative | կինճիցդ (kinčicʻd) | կինճերիցդ (kinčericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | կինճովդ (kinčovd) | կինճերովդ (kinčerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
- գետակինճ (getakinč)
References
- Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1998) “կինճ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ A. Katʻnasunner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book I. Mammals] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Pyunik, § 458, page 43
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- կինջ (kinǰ)
Etymology
Perhaps an Iranian borrowing: compare Persian کنج (kenj), کنجر (kenjar, “large elephant”).[1][2]
Alternatively, a Georgian-Zan borrowing: compare Laz ღეჯი (ğeci), Mingrelian ღეჯი (ɣeǯi), Georgian ღორი (ɣori, “swine”).[3][4]
Declension
i-a-type
Derived terms
- կնջուղտ (knǰułt)
- կնճադէմ (knčadēm)
- կնճանամ (knčanam)
Descendants
- → Armenian: կինճ (kinč)
References
- Palatecʻi, Gēorg Dpir (1829) “քինճ”, in Baṙaran Parskerēn əst kargi haykakan aybubenicʻ [Persian Dictionary in the Order of the Armenian Alphabet] (in Armenian), Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 715b
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կինճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 591a
- Марр, Н. (1910) “Яфетический k̇ в армянском языке [Japhetic k̇ in Armenian]”, in Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества (in Russian), volume 19 (1909), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 158 of 154–159
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կինճ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 405b
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կինճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “կինճ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կինճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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