անուշակ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian անուշակ (anušak).

Pronunciation

Adjective

անուշակ • (anušak) (superlative ամենաանուշակ)

  1. pleasant, agreeable

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing: compare Parthian 𐫀𐫗𐫇𐫢𐫐 (ʾnwšk /⁠anōšag⁠/), Persian انوشه (anuše).

Adjective

անուշակ • (anušak)

  1. sweet; pleasant, agreeable
  2. immortal
    անուշակ կերակուրanušak kerakurambrosia

Declension

Derived terms

  • ամենանուշակ (amenanušak)

Descendants

  • Armenian: անուշակ (anušak)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “անոյշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 206–207
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անուշակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 99–100
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անուշակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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