Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Armenian հահանդ (hahand)․ The form with խ (x) is the regular development in the dialect of Van.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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խախանդ (xaxand) (superlative ամենախախանդ) (dialectal, colloquial)

  1. calm, quiet, peaceful
    Synonyms: հանդարտ (handart), խաղաղ (xaġaġ)

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “հահանդ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 632a
  • Karst, Josef (1901) Historische Grammatik des Kilikisch-Armenischen (in German), Karl J. Trübner: Strassburg, page 131