Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of the root *փայ- (*pʻay-), of unknown origin. For the reduplication compare գուրգուրել (gurgurel).

Verb edit

փայփայեմ (pʻaypʻayem)

  1. to pet, to take great care of, to nurse tenderly, to fondle, to caress, to make much of
  2. to fawn upon, to cajole, to flatter

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: փայփայել (pʻaypʻayel)

References edit