գրգիռ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գրգիռ (grgiṙ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

գրգիռ (grgiṙ)

  1. excitement, irritation, excitation

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

A reduplicative formation of uncertain origin.[1]

Noun

գրգիռ (grgiṙ)

  1. defiance

Derived terms

  • գրգռեմ (grgṙem)
  • գրգռիչ (grgṙičʿ)
  • գրգռութիւն (grgṙutʿiwn)
  • դիւագրգիռ (diwagrgiṙ)
  • դիւրագրգռութիւն (diwragrgṙutʿiwn)
  • չարագրգիռ (čʿaragrgiṙ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: գրգիռ (grgiṙ)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), գրգիռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 604–605

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