Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From ճիվ (čiv) +‎ -ատ- (-at-).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ճվատել (čvatel)

  1. (dialectal) to cut off the limb of a bird or a human being

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References edit

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2005) “On Armenian čiw ‘shank’”, in Iran and the Caucasus[1], volume 9, number 1, pages 81–84
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճիւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • ճվատել”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980