Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian իստկել (istkel), յիստակել (yistakel), յիստկել (yistkel), from Old Armenian յստակեմ (ystakem). Doublet of հստակել (hstakel).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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իստակել (istakel) (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to clean
    Synonym: մաքրել (makʻrel)
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 25:[1]
      իստակել․ նէթթարէ
      istakel; nētʻtʻarē
      իստակել (istakel) = nettare
  2. (transitive) to peel
    Synonym: կեղեւել (keġewel)

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 225

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “իստակել”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յստակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press