Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *srungʰ- and cognate with Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos).

Noun

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ռունգն (ṙungn)

  1. nose
  2. (in the plural) nose; nostrils
    իբրեւ աղօտ իմն շունչ ի յըռնգունս ունէինibrew ałōt imn šunčʻ i yəṙnguns unēinthey were at the last gasp
  3. (figuratively) door leaf, door wing
  4. (figuratively) hinge

Usage notes

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The word was used more often in its plural form ռնգունք (ṙngunkʻ) rather than in singular.

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ռունգ (ṙung)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ռունգն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ռունգն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press