Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian փապար (pʻapar); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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փապար (pʻapar)

  1. (archaic) cave, grotto
  2. (archaic) gorge, ravine; canyon
  3. (archaic) cleft, crevice, fissure

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From փապ (pʻap) grown with -ար (-ar). Compare տիպար (tipar) for the suffix.

Noun

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փապար (pʻapar)

  1. crevice, rift, cleft
  2. cave, cavity, hollow, hole

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Adjective

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փապար (pʻapar)

  1. hollow

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: փապար (pʻapar)

References

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