պան

See also: -պան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian պան (pan).

Pronunciation

Noun

պան • (pan)

  1. round loaf, bread
  2. honeycomb

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πᾶνις (pânis), from Latin pānis (bread). Could be a direct Latin borrowing, because the word is still alive in dialects and is not a learned transliteration of Greek. Besides, the Greek word is rare and is not found in the translation of the Bible.

Noun

պան • (pan)

  1. round loaf, bread
  2. honeycomb

Declension

Synonyms

  • (bread): հաց (hacʻ)
  • (honeycomb): մեղրախորիսխ (mełraxorisx)

Descendants

  • Armenian: պան (pan)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պան”, 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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