անասուն

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian անասուն (anasun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑnɑˈsun]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

անասուն (anasun)

  1. animal, beast (usually of farm animals)
  2. (derogatory) brute, beast (used as generic insult)
    արա, այ անասու՛ն
  3. (dialectal) child (not yet capable of speech)

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

Literally “not-speaking”, from ան- (an-, without, less, un-) +‎ ասուն (asun, capable of speech and reason). Typologically compare Georgian პირუტყვი (ṗiruṭq̇vi).

Adjective

անասուն (anasun)

  1. irrational; not endowed with the faculty of speaking

Declension

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Noun

անասուն (anasun)

  1. animal, brute

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Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Armenian: անասուն (anasun)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անասուն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անասուն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy