See also: -լիկ

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *lig-, *leyg-. Cognate with Lithuanian liūgas (puddle), Latvian Ludza (place name in Latvia), Russian лужа (luža) and Albanian lëgatë (puddle). See also լիճ (lič).

Noun edit

լիկ (lik)

  1. lake, lagoon
  2. basin
  3. wash-hand basin, wash pot, tub

Usage notes edit

The word is attested in only one work.

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

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References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “լիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “լիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press