խեղկատակ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian խեղկատակ (xełkatak); see it for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

խեղկատակ (xeġkatak)

  1. mime, buffoon, harlequin, jester

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From խեղ (xeł) +‎ կատակ (katak).

Noun[edit]

խեղկատակ (xełkatak)

  1. mime, buffoon

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

խեղկատակ (xełkatak)

  1. scurrilous, waggish, jocular, given to buffoonery or raillery

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: խեղկատակ (xeġkatak)

References[edit]

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