մարդագայլ

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian մարդագայլ (mardagayl); see below.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "hy-E" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [mɑrtʰɑˈɡɑɪ̯l]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "hy-W" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [mɑrtʰɑˈkʰɑɪ̯l]

Noun

մարդագայլ (mardagayl)

  1. (mythology) werewolf
  2. hyena

Usage notes

In Armenia and ex-USSR countries for the sense “werewolf” colloquially Russian оборотень (óboroten') is used instead.

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

մարդ (mard) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ գայլ (gayl)

Noun

մարդագայլ (mardagayl)

  1. a hybrid of man and wolf or someone looking like a wolf

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: մարդագայլ (mardagayl)

References