վարակ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian վարակ (varak). Maybe a connection to Classical Persian باره (bāra, roten; infection) in بارۀ زبان (bāra-yi zabān, tongue infection) and بارۀ دندان (bāra-yi dandān, tooth rotten) [1]

Pronunciation

Noun

վարակ • (varak)

  1. infection
  2. (botanical) branch collar (of a tree)
  3. (botanical) node (e.g., of reeds and bamboos)

Declension

References

  1. , Dehkhoda Dictionary "باره".
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