միկիտան

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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An oral borrowing from Russian маркита́нт (markitánt),[1] dialectal маркита́н (markitán). For the form compare Georgian მიკიტანი (miḳiṭani). The similarity with Persian میکده (meykade) is accidental.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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միկիտան (mikitan) (dated)

  1. owner of a winehouse, pub, bar, etc.
  2. winehouse, pub, bar
    Synonyms: գինետուն (ginetun), պանդոկ (pandok)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944) “մկիտան”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: State Publishing House, page 344a

Further reading

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