վագր

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian վագր (vagr)

Pronunciation

Noun

վագր (vagr)

  1. tiger

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra) via an Iranian mediation.[1][2][3] Related to Old Georgian ვიგრი (vigri), იგრი (igri) from the same source.

Noun

վագր (vagr)

  1. tiger
    մատակ վագրmatak vagrtigress
    կորիւն վագերkoriwn vagertiger cub

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: վագր (vagr)

References

  1. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 242
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վագր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “վագր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik

Further reading

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