կծու

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կծու (kcu).

Pronunciation

Adjective

կծու • (kcu) (superlative ամենակծու)

  1. (of taste) bitter, sharp, spicy
  2. (figuratively) caustic, biting, acrimonious, acrid, ironic
  3. (figuratively) extreme, strong, sharp, piercing

Declension

Synonyms

See also

Basic tastes in Armenian (layout · text)
քաղցր (kʻaġcʻr) թթու (tʻtʻu) աղի (aġi) դառը (daṙə) կծու (kcu) not used in Armenian

Noun

կծու • (kcu)

  1. (colloquial) bitter tasting food

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From կիծ- (kic-) + -ու (-u).

Adjective

կծու • (kcu)

  1. sharp to the taste, sour, acid, tart
  2. (figuratively) pungent, biting, piquant, slandering, rude, satirical

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: կծու (kcu)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կծու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “կծու”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կիծ”, 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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