Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ախոյեան (axoyean).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ախոյան (axoyan)

  1. (formal) adversary, foe
    Synonyms: հակառակորդ (hakaṙakord), ոսոխ (osox)
  2. (sports) competitor, contestant
    Synonym: մրցակից (mrcʻakicʻ)
  3. (sports, Western Armenian) champion, winner of a competition
    Synonym: չեմպիոն (čʻempion) [Eastern Armenian]
  4. (Western Armenian) supporter, defender, champion
    Synonyms: ջատագով (ǰatagov), համախոհ (hamaxoh), կողմնակից (koġmnakicʻ)

Declension edit