Մանդակունի

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Մանդակունի (Mandakuni).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Մանդակունի (Mandakuni)

  1. (historical) Mandakuni (member of an Armenian noble family)

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From *Մանդակ (*Mandak) +‎ -ունի (-uni). According to tradition, from the name of the legendary founder of the family Միանդակ (Miandak), of unknown origin.[1] According to Voskanian, from the plant name մանդակ (mandak).[2]

Proper noun edit

Մանդակունի (Mandakuni)

  1. Mandakuni (member of an Armenian noble family)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: Մանդակունի (Mandakuni)

References edit

  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1946) “Միանդակ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʿyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 330
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    Oskanyan, Vardan (1997) “Buyseri ew kendanineri anvanumnerə iranakan cʿeġanunnerum [Plant and Animal Names in Iranian Ethnonyms]”, in G. Asatryan, editor, Iran-namē : Arewelagitakan handēs [Iran-nameh : Armenian Journal of Oriental Studies]‎[1] (in Armenian), numbers 26–27–28, Yerevan, page 25

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