ձեռքսեղմում

Armenian

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Etymology

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From ձեռք սեղմել (jeṙkʻ seġmel, to shake hands) +‎ -ում (-um). Calque of Russian рукопожа́тие (rukopožátije).

Pronunciation

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  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /d͡zerkʰseʁˈmum/, [d͡zerkʰseʁmúm]
    • (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡zerkʰseχˈmum/, [d͡zerkʰseχmúm]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡serkseʁˈmum/, [t͡sʰerkʰseʁmúm]
    • (Western Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): /t͡serkseχˈmum/, [t͡sʰerkʰseχmúm]

Noun

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ձեռքսեղմում (jeṙkʻseġmum)

  1. handshake (grasping of hands by two people)

Declension

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