Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կռեմ (kṙem).

Verb

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կռել (kṙel) (transitive)

  1. to hammer (metal), to forge
  2. to harden, to strengthen
  3. (figuratively) to create
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Etymology 2

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Of the same origin as կռանալ (kṙanal).

Verb

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կռել (kṙel) (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to bend, to twist
    Synonyms: կռացնել (kṙacʻnel), ծռել (cṙel)
  2. (intransitive) to bend over
    Synonym: կռանալ (kṙanal)
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References
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  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2004), “կեռ¹”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 166a