մաշկաթիթեղ

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian *մաշկաթիթեղն (*maškatʻitʻełn), from մաշկ (mašk) + -ա- (-a-) + թիթեղն (tʻitʻełn, butterfly). Compare մաշկաթիթեռ (maškatʻitʻeṙ) and մաշկաթեւ (maškatʻew).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

մաշկաթիթեղ (maškatʻitʻeġ)

  1. (dialectal) butterfly

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Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 451