մրրիկ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian մրրիկ (mrrik).

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Noun[edit]

մրրիկ (mrrik)

  1. storm, hurricane
  2. whirlwind

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From մրուր (mrur) +‎ -իկ (-ik). Compare especially the meanings of “smoke” and “cloud” (lost in modern Armenian).

Noun[edit]

մրրիկ (mrrik)

  1. smoke, vapor
  2. fog, mist; cloud
    մրրիկ ծխոյmrrik cxoydense smoke, cloud of smoke
  3. tempest, storm, foul weather
    մրրիկ ծովուmrrik covusquall, gust of wind, high wind
    մրրիկ հողմոյmrrik hołmoyblast, hurricane, whirlwind, tornado
  4. scum formed when cooking meat

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: մրրիկ (mrrik)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մրրիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մրրիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մրրիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press