Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian տարեխ (tarex).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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տառեխ (taṙex)

  1. tarek, pearl mullet, Van fish, Alburnus tarichi (especially in a dried and salted form)

Usage notes

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The word does not exist in Van dialect, where the fish is simply called Վանա ձուկ (Vana juk, Van fish).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: tarek
  • Northern Kurdish: darex
  • Russian: таре́х (taréx)
  • Turkish: darık

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տառեխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 377ab