ընձուղտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ընձուղտ (ənjułt).

Pronunciation

Noun

ընձուղտ (ənjułt)

  1. giraffe

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ընծուղտ (əncułt)
  • ուղտինձ (ułtinj)

Etymology

From ինձ (inj, leopard) + ուղտ (ułt, camel). Compare Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, giraffe), Classical Syriac ܓܡܠ ܢܡܪܐ (ɡmal-nemrā) and Persian شترگاوپلنگ (šotorgâvpalang) for similar formations.

Noun

ընձուղտ (ənjułt)

  1. giraffe
    Synonym: շտրպաղանգ (štrpałang)

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ընձուղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ընձուղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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