քունեմ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From քուն (kʿun).

Verb

քունեմ • (kʿunem)

  1. to sleep
  2. (figuratively) to pass away, to die
    քունել ընդ հարսkʿunel ənd harsto sleep with one's fathers
  3. to lie with, to sleep with a woman, to know her

Usage notes

In modern Armenian քունել (kʿunel) has become a vulgar word meaning “to fuck”. The form քնել (kʿnel) means “to sleep”. The etymological relation between the two is not realized.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Armenian: քնել (kʿnel), քունել (kʿunel)

References

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), քունեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), քունեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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