Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian մեքենայ (mekʻenay), from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, device). Doublet of մաշնա (mašna). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Russian машина (mašina).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

մեքենա (mekʻena) (traditional orthography spelling մեքենայ)

  1. machine
  2. car, automobile

Declension edit

Synonyms edit