ձկնկուլ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian ձկնկուլ (jknkul).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): [d͡zəkəŋˈkul]
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  • Hyphenation: ձը‧կըն‧կուլ

Noun

ձկնկուլ (jknkul)

  1. heron

Declension


Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ձուկն (jukn) + կլանեմ (klanem), literally ‘fish-swallower’.

Noun

ձկնկուլ (jknkul), genitive singular ձկնկլու (jknklu)

  1. cormorant or grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

Descendants

References

  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), ձկնկուլ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 439
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