շնաձուկ

Armenian

Etymology

From շուն (šun, dog) + -ա- (-a-) + ձուկ (juk, fish). Compare English dogfish and Ancient Greek θαλάττιος κύων (thaláttios kúōn, sea dog), both referring to one of the types of shark.

Pronunciation

Noun

շնաձուկ (šnajuk)

  1. shark

Usage notes

In colloquial speech Russian аку́ла (akúla) is used instead.

Declension

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