Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian հռչակ (hṙčʻak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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հռչակ (hṙčʻak)

  1. fame

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan suggests derivation from Iranian *hu-srutya-ka- (of good repute, famous), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- (good) + *ḱléwos (fame).

Noun

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հռչակ (hṙčʻak)

  1. fame
    հռչակ հարկանելhṙčʻak harkanelto make famous
    հռչակ լինելhṙčʻak linelto be heard, published, divulged
    հռչակ հարկանիլhṙčʻak harkanilto be spread the fame of
    եւ երթայր հռչակ զնմանէ ընդ ամենայն կողմանսew ertʻayr hṙčʻak znmanē ənd amenayn kołmansand the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about
    հռչակ ընթանայhṙčʻak əntʻanayit is reported, there is a report, they say; the report is spread; it is rumoured
  2. exultation, rejoicing; solemnity, pomp
    հռչակաւhṙčʻakawsolemnly, pompously

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: հռչակ (hṙčʻak) (learned)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հռչակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հռչակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հռչակ”, 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 314