կինք
Old Armenian
Etymology
From կին- (kin-) + -ք (-kʿ), perhaps of Kartvelian origin: compare Georgian უკან (uḳan, “after; behind”), Mingrelian კენი (ḳeni, “back”).
Noun
կինք • (kinkʿ) pl
- sole of the foot
- footprint
Derived terms
- զկնի (zkni)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “կինք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “կինք”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կինք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press