Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian կեղեւ (kełew).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

կեղև (keġew)

  1. crust; cortex; bark (of a tree); rind, peel (of a fruit); husk; shell; scab

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps a Classical Syriac borrowing. Compare Syriac ܩܠܦܐ (qəlāfāʼ, sheet of a book), ܩܠܦ (qəlaf, to remove the skin, bark), ܩܠܦܬܐ (qəlāftāʼ, husk, scale, shell). Another rendering of the word has survived in dialects as կլեպ (klep).

On the other hand, J̌ahukyan argues for a native Proto-Indo-European origin.

According to Ačaṙean, Georgian ყვლეფა (q̇vlepa) and Laz ღლეპა (ğlep̌a) are borrowed from Armenian.

Noun edit

կեղև (kełew)

  1. bark; peel; rind; husk; shell
  2. (figuratively) the outside

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կեղև (keġew)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կեղև”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կեղև”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կեղև”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կեղև”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik