խեղկատակ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian խեղկատակ (xełkatak); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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խեղկատակ (xeġkatak)

  1. mime, buffoon, harlequin, jester

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From խեղ (xeł) +‎ կատակ (katak).

Noun

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խեղկատակ (xełkatak)

  1. mime, buffoon

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Adjective

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խեղկատակ (xełkatak)

  1. scurrilous, waggish, jocular, given to buffoonery or raillery

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: խեղկատակ (xeġkatak)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խեղկատակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խեղկատակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy