Armenian

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Etymology

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From ական (akan) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ նետել (netel). Calque of Russian миномёт (minomjót).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ականանետ (akananet)

  1. (military) mortar, trench mortar (lightweight, often portable artillery piece which transmits recoil to a base plate)
    Synonym: (nonstandard) մինամյոտ (minamyot)

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Abeġyan, Manuk (1925) “миномёт”, in Ṙus-hayeren ṙazmakan baṙaran [Russian–Armenian military dictionary], Yerevan, page 295