Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian բաղաձայն (bałajayn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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բաղաձայն (baġajayn)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) consonant
    Coordinate term: ձայնավոր (jaynavor)
  2. (colloquial, humorous) tone-deaf person (person with no ear for music)

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From բաղա- (bała-, con-) +‎ ձայն (jayn, sound). Compare Ancient Greek σύμ-φωνον (súm-phōnon) and Latin cōn-sonāns, built on the same pattern.

Noun

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բաղաձայն (bałajayn)

  1. (linguistics) consonant

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բաղաձայն (baġajayn)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բաղաձայն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy