ցեղասպանություն

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Etymology[edit]

From ցեղ (cʻeġ, tribe, race) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ սպանություն (spanutʻyun, killing). Calque of English genocide.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡sʰeʁɑspɑnuˈtʰjun/, [t͡sʰeʁɑspɑnut͡sʰjún]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡seʁɑsbɑnuˈtʏn/, [t͡sʰeʁɑspɑnutʰʏ́n]
  • Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)

Noun[edit]

ցեղասպանություն (cʻeġaspanutʻyun)

  1. genocide
    Synonym: գենոցիդ (genocʻid)

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