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կծու

կծու

Armenian

Adjective

կծու (kcu) (superlative ամենակծու)

  1. (of taste) bitter, sharp, spicy
  2. (figuratively) caustic, biting, acrimonious, acrid, ironic
  3. (figuratively) extreme, strong, sharp, piercing

Synonyms

Noun

կծու (kcu)

  1. (colloquial) bitter tasting food

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From կիծ- (kic-) + -ու (-u).

Adjective

կծու (kcu)

  1. sharp to the taste, sour, acid, tart
  2. (figuratively) pungent, biting, piquant, slandering, rude, satirical

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), կծու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837), կծու”, in Baṙgirkʿ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), կիծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935