Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian կուլ (kul); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

կուլ (kul)

  1. swallowing
    կուլ տալkul talto swallow
    կուլ գնալkul gnalto be swallowed; to perish
  2. (dialectal) gullet, throat

Usage notes edit

In the sense of “swallowing” used only with a verb.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Deverbal from կլանեմ (klanem).

Noun edit

կուլ (kul)

  1. swallowing
    ի կուլ տալi kul talto swallow, to gulp down

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կուլ (kul)

References edit

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