Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian սիրամարգ (siramarg).

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Noun

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սիրամարգ (siramarg)

  1. peacock

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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According to Ačaṙyan, from earlier *սինամարգ (*sinamarg) (note the dialectal forms of սիրամարգ (siramarg)), an Iranian borrowing. See Middle Persian [script needed] (synmwlw /⁠Sēnmurw⁠/) for more. Note also Old Georgian ფარშამანგი (paršamangi).

J̌ahukyan notes, that the word was reshaped in Armenian by folk etymology under the influence of սիր- (sir-, love).

Noun

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սիրամարգ (siramarg)

  1. peacock, Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
    էգ սիրամարգēg siramargpeahen
    ձագ սիրամարգիjag siramargipea-chick
    սիրամարգ գոչէsiramarg gočʻēthe peacock cries or screams
    նազել՝ սիգալ որպէս զսիրամարգnazel, sigal orpēs zsiramargto plume oneself; to boast

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: սիրամարգ (siramarg)
  • Middle Armenian: սիրամարք (siramarkʻ)

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