ձյունահովազ

Armenian edit

 

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

A modern learned formation as ձյուն (jyun) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ հովազ (hovaz). Calque of Russian сне́жный барс (snéžnyj bars).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ձյունահովազ (jyunahovaz)

  1. snow leopard, Uncia uncia

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Further reading edit

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1998), “ձյունահովազ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʿ A. Katʿnasunner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book I. Mammals] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Pyunik, § 372, page 36