Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian փքամ (pʻkʻam), փքանամ (pʻkʻanam), from փուք (pʻukʻ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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փքել (pʻkʻel)

  1. (dialectal) to inflate, to blow up (to fill with air)
  2. (dialectal) to bloat, to distend, to swell up (of the abdomen)
  3. (dialectal, figuratively) to exaggerate, to inflate
  4. (dialectal, figuratively) to aggrandize, to inflate (to exaggerate someone's achievements or reputation)

Inflection

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