ժանգոտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ժանգոտ (žangot); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ժանգոտ • (žangot) (superlative ամենաժանգոտ)

  1. rusty
  2. (figuratively) gloomy
  3. (of a voice) squeaky

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ժանգ (žang) + -ոտ (-ot).

Adjective

ժանգոտ • (žangot)

  1. rusty
  2. (figuratively) filthy, dirty

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ժանգոտ (žangot)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ժանգոտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ժանգոտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “ժանգոտ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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