Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian եղծ (ełc).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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եղծ (eġc)

  1. (archaic) refutation

Declension

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Adjective

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եղծ (eġc) (superlative ամենաեղծ)

  1. (archaic) deceitful, fraudulent
  2. (archaic) spoilt, corrupted, misshapen, bad

Declension

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References

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  • եղծ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Ačaṙyan rejects all proposals and leaves the origin open. According to J̌ahukyan and Ałayan, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-ǵ-, grown from the root *h₃elh₁- (to destroy).

Adjective

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եղծ (ełc)

  1. spoilt, corrupted, misshapen, bad
    եղծ զեղծełc zełcdisorderly, confusedly
  2. fake

Noun

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եղծ (ełc)

  1. refutation

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: եղծ (eġc)

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