Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian կիթ (kitʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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կիթ (kitʻ)

  1. milking

Declension

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Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. The word կութ (kutʻ) is another form of this.

Noun

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կիթ (kitʻ)

  1. product derived from domestic animals (milk, butter, eggs, etc.)
    հաւու կիթhawu kitʻegg
  2. the act of collecting these products; the act of milking
  3. Alternative form of կութ (kutʻ)
    կիթքkitʻkʻthe vintage

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կիթ (kitʻ)

References

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