մռութ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Common in the dialects, from Middle Armenian մռութ (mṙutʻ), of unknown origin. Possibly connected with մռուզ (mṙuz), մռուղ (mṙuġ), մռուտ (mṙut). Note Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́, whence Russian мо́рда (mórda).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

մռութ (mṙutʻ)

  1. face of an animal, muzzle, snout
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) face (of a human)
  3. (colloquial) cute face, pretty face
  4. (colloquial) cutie (someone with a pretty face, especially a child or woman)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “մռութ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մռուղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1976) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Lraber Hasarakakan Gitutyunneri [Herald of the Social Sciences]‎[1] (in Armenian), number 12, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 47–48
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “մռութ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Saradževa, L. A. (1984) “Заметки по армяно-славянской этимологии [Remarks on Armeno-Slavonic Etymology]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[2] (in Russian), number 1, pages 158–159