Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian եղն (ełn).

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Noun

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եղն (eġn)

  1. (rare) Synonym of եղնիկ (eġnik)

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁él-h₁ēn, from *h₁el- (red deer, elk).

Noun

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եղն (ełn)

  1. female deer, hind

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: եղնիկ (eġnik)

References

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “եղն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “եղն”, 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 253