Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian կեղծիք (kełcikʻ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

կեղծիք (keġcikʻ)

  1. falsification, forgery, imitation, counterfeit; fake
    լավ կեղծիք ունենալlav keġcikʻ unenalto have a good opinion
    կեղծիք հայտնելkeġcikʻ haytnelto express an opinion
  2. lie, falsehood

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

կեղծ (kełc) +‎ -իք (-ikʻ)

Noun edit

կեղծիք (kełcikʻpl

  1. dissimulation, feint, sham, fiction, counterfeit, forgery, fable, idle fancy, crotchet, fantasy, chimera
    կեղծեօքkełceōkʻfictitiously

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կեղծիք (keġcikʻ)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կեղծիք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy