խանձառ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From խանձեմ (xanjem). For the suffix -առ (-aṙ) compare Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros, charcoal).

Noun

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խանձառ (xanjaṙ)

  1. spark

Descendants

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  • Georgian: ხანძარი (xanʒari)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press