սկիւռ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”).

Noun

սկիւռ • (skiwṙ)

(post-classical, modern) squirrel
թռիչ սկիւռ ― tʿṙičʿ skiwṙ ― flying squirrel

սկիւռ գանչէ ― skiwṙ gančʿē ― the squirrel growls

Descendants

Armenian: սկյուռ (skyuṙ)

References

Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “սկիւռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “սկիւռ”, 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

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