Old Armenian

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Etymology

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պար (par) +‎ -ոյկ (-oyk)

Noun

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պարոյկ (paroyk)

  1. circle
    պարոյկ որմոյparoyk ormoycircuit of the wall
  2. (grammar) rising and falling pitch (as in interrogative)
  3. (grammar) the sign of rising and falling pitch (՞), the Armenian question mark

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: պարույկ (paruyk)

References

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