գուրգուրել

Etymology
A dialectal word that has entered the literary language. A reduplication of the root, from , which is found in 🇨🇬 and perhaps dialectal 🇨🇬․

The root is of  origin. J̌ahukyan derived it from, with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 as cognates.

Has also been compared to.

According to Ačaṙyan, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 are borrowed from Armenian. Neisser connects the last one with 🇨🇬, which reminds 🇨🇬,, from. Note also 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to cuddle, to dandle, to fondle
 * 2)  to caress, to stroke, to pet
 * 3)  to care for, to tend, to worry about
 * 4)  to treasure, to hold dear, to reminisce