գորտնուկ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian գորտնուկ (gortnuk); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

գորտնուկ (gortnuk)

  1. wart, verruca

Declension


Middle Armenian

Etymology

From գորտն (gortn) + -ուկ (-uk). The association between frogs and warts is common in many cultures.

Noun

գորտնուկ (gortnuk), genitive singular գորտնուկի (gortnuki)

  1. wart

Descendants

References

  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), գորտնուկ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 149a
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