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karkin #Armenian

Etymology

From καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).

Noun

կարկին (karkin)

1. (geometry) pair of compasses

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mare #French

Etymology

From mare, from mare, from marr (“lake, sea, pool”), from *mari (“lake, sea”), from *mari-, *mori- (“marsh, lake, sea”). Akin to meri ("lake, sea"; > Meer), meri, mere ("pond, pool, mere"; > mere). More at mere.

Noun

mare f (plural jokes)

1. puddle
2. pool

See also

• Appendix:Proto-Germanic/mari

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mare #

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

*mari n

1. sea, ocean
2. lake, body of water

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orogayt #Armenian

1. snare, trap

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The second part may be գայթ ("delusion; trap").