Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Armenian տարեխ (tarex).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

տառեխ (taṙex)

  1. tarek, pearl mullet, Van fish, Alburnus tarichi (especially in a dried and salted form)

Usage notes edit

The word does not exist in Van dialect, where the fish is simply called Վանա ձուկ (Vana juk, Van fish).

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: tarek
  • Northern Kurdish: darex
  • Russian: таре́х (taréx)
  • Turkish: darık

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տառեխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 377ab