դանակ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian դանակ (danak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

դանակ (danak)

  1. knife

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *dānak, from Old Iranian *dāna-ka-, from Proto-Iranian *dā- (to cut), whence also դան (dan) and նրան (nran). Compare Sanskrit दान (dāna, cutting off), Persian داس (dās, sickle), داره (dāra, scythe, sickle).

Noun

դանակ (danak)

  1. knife
    սրել զդանակsrel zdanakto sharpen a knife
  2. clasp knife

Declension

Derived terms

  • դանակացիտ (danakacʿit)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), դանակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), դանակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), դանակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Perixanjan, Anait (1993) Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju drevnearmjanskovo jazyka. Častʹ I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 68
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