Armenian

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Old Armenian նհանգ (nhang).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

նհանգ (nhang)

  1. a mythical aquatic monster

Declension

edit

References

edit
  • նհանգ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

edit

Etymology

edit

From Middle Iranian *nihang. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng) and see there for more.

Noun

edit

նհանգ (nhang)

  1. a mythical aquatic monster
  2. crocodile
  3. hippopotamus

Declension

edit

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Armenian: նհանգ (nhang)
  • Georgian: ნიანგი (niangi)

References

edit
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նհանգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նհանգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նհանգ”, 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 458b