Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From աղու (ału) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ մազ (maz).

Noun

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աղուամազ (ałuamaz)

  1. soft hair, down

Descendants

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  • Armenian: աղվամազ (aġvamaz)

References

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