Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Turkish örümcek (spider; spiderweb). Doublet of էրնջակ (ērnǰak).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

էրունջէկ (ērunǰēk)[2]

  1. (dialectal, Erzincan) spiderweb
    Synonym: սարդոստայն (sardostayn)

References edit

  1. ^ Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2002), “էորումճակ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 26b
  2. ^ Kostandyan, D. M. (1979) Erznkayi barbaṙə [The Dialect of Yerznka]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 152a

Further reading edit

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 270, offering incorrect etymologies