մարդագայլ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մարդագայլ (mardagayl); see below.

Pronunciation

Noun

մարդագայլ (mardagayl)

  1. (mythology) werewolf
  2. hyena

Usage notes

In Armenia and ex-USSR countries for the sense “werewolf” colloquially Russian оборотень (óboroten') is used instead.

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

մարդ (mard) + -ա- (-a-) + գայլ (gayl)

Noun

մարդագայլ (mardagayl)

  1. a hybrid of man and wolf or someone looking like a wolf

Declension

Descendants

References

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