ցավել

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian ցաւիմ (cʿawim). The sense “support a sports team” is a semantic loan from Russian боле́ть (bolétʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

ցավել (cʿavel) (traditional orthography spelling ցաւել)

  1. to ache, to hurt
    գլուխս ցավում էgluxs cʿavum ēmy head hurts
  2. to regret
  3. to be a fan of, to support (usually a sports team)

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (be a fan of): երկրպագել (erkrpagel)
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