հանկարծ
Armenian
editAlternative forms
edit- հանգարծ (hangarc) — dialect
- յանկարծ (yankarc) — traditional orthography
Etymology
editFrom Old Armenian յանկարծ (yankarc).
Pronunciation
edit- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /hɑnˈkɑɾt͡s/, [hɑŋkɑ́ɾt͡s]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /hɑnˈɡɑɾd͡z/, [hɑŋɡɑ́ɾd͡z]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Adverb
editհանկարծ • (hankarc)
- suddenly
- what if; if only
- Հանկարծ նա էլ գար, ի՜նչ լավ կլիներ։ ― Hankarc na ēl gar, i!nčʻ lav kliner. ― If only he came too. That would be so great!
References
edit- Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “յանկարծ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House