Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

Verb

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փսխեմ (pʻsxem)  (aorist indicative փսխեցի)

  1. to vomit, to throw up, to puke, to spew
  2. (mediopassive, intransitive) to gush out (of entrails, under a big weight)
  3. (mediopassive, intransitive) to go to pieces (of waves beating on rocks)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: փսխել (pʻsxel)

References

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