Armenian

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Etymology

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Morphologically from Old Armenian մկան (mkan, the back), but semantically from մուկն (mukn, muscle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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մկան (mkan)

  1. muscle
    Synonym: մուսկուլ (muskul)

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Of the same Proto-Indo-European origin as մուկն (mukn, muscle).

Noun

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մկան (mkan)

  1. fleshy parts of the body (reins, loin, haunch, flank)
  2. (in the plural) the back
  3. (in the plural, figuratively) swell, waves, billows (on the water surface)

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մկան (mkan)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մկան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մկան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մկան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press