ջրախոզուկ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A modern learned formation as ջուր (ǰur) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ խոզուկ (xozuk). Calque of Russian водосви́нка (vodosvínka).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ջրախոզուկ (ǰraxozuk)

  1. capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

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Further reading[edit]

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1998) “ջրախոզուկ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ A. Katʻnasunner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book I. Mammals] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Pyunik, § 166, page 21