քեռի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քեռի (kʻeṙi).

Pronunciation

Noun

քեռի • (kʻeṙi)

  1. maternal uncle
  2. sir, mister (a polite way of addressing a middle-aged man)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From քեռ (kʻeṙ, sister’s), genitive of քոյր (kʻoyr, sister), because the “uncle” is the person, whose sister is the speaker’s mother. Analogous derivations are Sanskrit स्वस्रीय (svasrīya, sister's son, nephew) and Latin sobrīnus (cousin).

Noun

քեռի • (kʻeṙi)

  1. maternal uncle

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: քեռի (kʻeṙi)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քեռի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քեռի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 666–667
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pages 77–78
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