հարաւունք

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-won-, from *h₂erh₃- (to plough), +‎ (-kʻ).[1]

Noun edit

հարաւունք (harawunkʻpl

  1. tilled land, fields
  2. sowing, seed time

Usage notes edit

Attested only in the accusative plural հարաւունս (harawuns).

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: հարվոնք (harvonkʻ), հարմունք (harmunkʻ)

References edit

  1. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 394

Further reading edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հարաւունք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հարաւունք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հարաւունք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press