Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian պատեան (patean).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

պատյան (patyan) (traditional orthography spelling պատեան)

  1. (botany) hull, pod, cod, husk; rind, peel, bark
  2. (zoology) shell, exoskeleton
  3. (military) sheath, scabbard
    Synonym: (dialectal) կալան (kalan)
  4. (military) armour, cuirass
  5. case, casing, cover, covering

Declension edit