Մանդակունի

Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Մանդակունի (Mandakuni).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Մանդակունի (Mandakuni)

  1. (historical) Mandakuni (member of an Armenian noble family)

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From *Մանդակ (*Mandak) +‎ -ունի (-uni). According to tradition, from the name of the legendary founder of the family Միանդակ (Miandak), of unknown origin.[1] According to Voskanian, from the plant name մանդակ (mandak).[2]

Proper noun

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Մանդակունի (Mandakuni)

  1. Mandakuni (member of an Armenian noble family)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: Մանդակունի (Mandakuni)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1946) “Միանդակ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 330
  2. ^ Oskanyan, Vardan (1997) “Buyseri ew kendanineri anvanumnerə iranakan cʻeġanunnerum [Plant and Animal Names in Iranian Ethnonyms]”, in G. Asatryan, editor, Iran-namē : Arewelagitakan handēs [Iran-nameh : Armenian Journal of Oriental Studies]‎[1] (in Armenian), numbers 26–27–28, Yerevan, page 25

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