Armenian

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Etymology

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Reduplication of the root պեն (pen), which is preserved as a word in the Karabakh dialect. The origin of the root is unknown. Compare Northern Kurdish pinî (dot; freckle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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պեպեն (pepen) (traditional orthography spelling պեպէն)

  1. freckle

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Georgian: პეპენი (ṗeṗeni), პეპლი (ṗeṗli)

References

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