Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian դրանիկ (dranik); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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դրանիկ (dranik)

  1. (historical) courtier
  2. (as an adjective) palatial, court
    դրանիկ գունդdranik gundpalatine corp

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Synonyms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From դրան- (dran-, palace, court) +‎ -իկ (-ik).

Noun

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դրանիկ (dranik)

  1. palace guardian

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դրանիկ (dranik)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դրանիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դրանիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դուռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 243