Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The origin is unknown.[1] Perhaps an onomatopoeic word.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

շվի (švi)

  1. pipe (musical instrument)

Declension edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շուի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press