եսիմ
Armenian
Alternative forms
- ես իմ (es im)
Etymology
Shortening and univerbation of ես (es, “I”) + ի՞նչ (i?nčʿ, “what?”) + գիտեմ (gitem, “know”) or ես հիմ (es him).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [jɛˈsːim]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [jɛˈsːim]
Interjection
եսի՞մ • (esi?m)
- (colloquial) I don't know; who knows? how should I know?
References
- Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “ես իմ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
- Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “եսիմ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan