ցիգան

Armenian

Etymology

From Russian цыга́н (cygán).

Pronunciation

Noun

ցիգան (cʿigan)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes offensive) Gypsy
    Synonym: գնչու (gnčʿu)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ցիգանական (cʿiganakan)

Adjective

ցիգան (cʿigan) (superlative ամենացիգան)

  1. (colloquial, figuratively) stingy, cheap
    Synonyms: ժլատ (žlat), կծծի (kcci)

Declension

Further reading

  • ցիգան”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.