վայրկյան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian վայրկեան (vayrkean, minute). Western Armenian keeps the original meaning of Old Armenian “minute”, while the Eastern dialect has shifted it to “second”.

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vɑjɾkˈjɑn], (colloquial) IPA(key): [vɑɾkˈjɑn]
  • Hyphenation: վայր‧կյան

Noun

վայրկյան (vayrkyan)

  1. (Eastern Armenian) second
  2. (Western Armenian) minute
  3. (mathematics, astronomy) second (unit of angular measure)
  4. moment, second, instant, short amount of time
    մեկ վայրկյանmek vayrkyanone moment

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Derived terms

  • վայրկենապես (vayrkenapes)
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