ընձուղտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ընձուղտ (ənjułt).

Pronunciation

Noun

ընձուղտ • (ənjuġt)

  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

  • Armenian: ընձուղտ (ənjuġt)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ընձուղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ընձուղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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