Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Armenian դանդաղ (dandał).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

դանդաղ (dandaġ) (superlative ամենադանդաղ)

  1. slow
    դանդաղ մեքենաdandaġ mekʿenaslow car
  2. (dialectal, figuratively) slow, dim-witted, stupid

Declension edit

Adverb edit

դանդաղ (dandaġ)

  1. slowly
    դանդաղ քայլելdandaġ kʿaylelto walk slowly

Derived terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Deverbal from դանդաղիմ (dandałim).

Adjective edit

դանդաղ (dandał) (post-Classical)

  1. slow, tardy, idle, heavy

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: դանդաղ (dandaġ)

References edit

  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դանդաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “դանդաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy