չակերտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian չակերտ (čʿakert).

Pronunciation

Noun

չակերտ (čʿakert)

  1. quotation mark, guillemet

Declension

Derived terms

  • չակերտավոր (čʿakertavor)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From չա (čʿa, the name of the Armenian letter չ (čʿ)) + -կերտ (-kert, created), because the quotation marks are similar to the top of the Armenian letter չ (čʿ).

Noun

չակերտ (čʿakert)

  1. quotation mark, guillemet

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), չակերտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), չակերտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), չակերտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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