Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ճապուկ (čapuk), from a Middle Iranian term continued as Classical Persian چاپک (čāpuk).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ճապուկ (čapuk) (superlative ամենաճապուկ)

  1. nimble, agile, deft
  2. flexible, pliable, supple

Declension

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ճապուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 188a
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1895) Persische Studien [Persian Studies] (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 245