տկռել

Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙyan, from տիկ (tik), with the original meaning being "to swell like a wineskin".

Pronunciation

Verb

տկռել • (tkṙel) (dialectal, intransitive)

  1. to bloat, to swell (from eating or drinking too much)
  2. (figuratively) to blow up, to expand, to enlarge (to grow big)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • տկռան (tkṙan)
  • տկռոշ (tkṙoš)
  • տկռվորել (tkṙvorel)
  • տկռուկ (tkṙuk)

Descendants

  • Georgian: ტყრობა (ṭq̇roba)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “տկռել”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
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