վագր

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian վագր (vagr)

Pronunciation

Noun

վագր (vagr)

  1. tiger

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra) via an Iranian mediation.[1][2][3] Related to Old Georgian ვიგრი (vigri), იგრი (igri) from the same source.

Noun

վագր (vagr)

  1. tiger
    մատակ վագրmatak vagrtigress
    կորիւն վագերkoriwn vagertiger cub

Declension

Derived terms

  • վագերաձի (vageraji)
  • վագրակերպեան (vagrakerpean)

Descendants

References

  1. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 242
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), վագր”, 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
  3. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), վագր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), վագր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), վագր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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