Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle Armenian կպչել (kpčʻel), from կիպ (kip).The sense "to bother, pester" is probably a semantic loan from Russian пристава́ть (pristavátʹ).

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Verb edit

կպչել (kpčʻel)

  1. to stick (to), cling (to)
  2. to touch
    Synonym: դիպչել (dipčʻel)
  3. to catch fire
  4. (of a plant) to take, to begin to grow after being grafted or planted
  5. (dialectal) to wrestle
  6. (informal) to bother, pester
  7. (informal) to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate
    կպա՛վkpávthis is fortunate!

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