ցավել

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian ցաւիմ (cʻawim); see ցաւ (cʻaw) for more. The sense “support a sports team” is a semantic loan from Russian боле́ть (bolétʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

ցավել • (cʻavel) (traditional orthography spelling ցաւել)

  1. to ache, to hurt
    գլուխս ցավում էgluxs cʻavum 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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