մուշտակ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian մուշտակ (muštak).

Pronunciation

Noun

մուշտակ (muštak)

  1. fur, pelt (of an animal)
  2. fur coat

Declension


Middle Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, borrowed from unattested Middle Persian *muštak, whence Persian مشته (mušta, fur garment having long sleeves) and the Arabic loanword مستقه (mustaqa, fur garment having long sleeves).

Noun

մուշտակ (muštak)

  1. fur, pelt (of an animal)
    • 12th century, Nersēs Šnorhali, Hanelukner [Riddles] :
      Ու ինք խաւ ի վեր մուշտակ ունէր []
      U inkʿ xaw i ver muštak unēr []
  2. fur coat

Derived terms

  • մուշտկար (muštkar)
  • մշտակակար (mštakakar)

Descendants

References

  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), մուշտակ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 533b
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), մուշտակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 360–361
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