շատակերիկ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From շատակեր (šataker, glutton) +‎ -իկ (-ik). Calque of New Latin gulo (glutton; wolverine) or of a synonym in some European language: compare English glutton, French glouton, Italian ghiottone, German Vielfraß.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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շատակերիկ (šatakerik)

  1. wolverine, glutton, Gulo gulo[1]
    Synonym: կուղխ (kuġx)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1998) “կուղխ, շատակերիկ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ A. Katʻnasunner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book I. Mammals] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Pyunik, § 317, page 33