ռակայ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ռակկայ (ṙakkay), ռակա (ṙaka)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥακά (rhaká).
Noun
ռակայ • (ṙakay)
- idiot, fool
- Synonym: յիմար (yimar)
Related terms
- սրիկայ (srikay)
- երախայ (eraxay) (possibly)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “ռակայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 138–139
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ռակայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 376
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ռակայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy