խաչակիր

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian խաչակիր (xačʿakir).

Pronunciation

Noun

խաչակիր (xačʿakir)

  1. (historical) crusader

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Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

խաչ (xačʿ) + -ա- (-a-) + կրեմ (krem)

Adjective

խաչակիր (xačʿakir)

  1. cross-bearing
  2. (figuratively) austere, laborious; virtuous

Declension

Noun

խաչակիր (xačʿakir)

  1. (post-classical) cross-bearer
  2. (post-classical) crusader
    խաչակիրքxačʿakirkʿthe Crusades; the crusaders
  3. (post-classical, botany) cruciferous plant

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Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), խաչակիր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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