Armenian edit

 

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ընձուղտ (ənjułt).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

ընձուղտ (ənjuġt)

  1. giraffe

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ինձ (inj, leopard) +‎ ուղտ (ułt, camel). Compare Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, giraffe), Classical Syriac ܓܡܠ ܢܡܪܐ (ɡmal-nemrā) and Persian شترگاوپلنگ (šotorgâvpalang) for similar formations.

Noun edit

ընձուղտ (ənjułt)

  1. giraffe
    Synonym: շտրպաղանգ (štrpałang)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ընձուղտ (ənjuġt)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “ընձուղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ընձուղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press