վհուկ

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian վհուկ (vhuk); see below.

Pronunciation

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Noun

վհուկ (vhuk)

  1. magician, sorcerer, wizard; witch
  2. evil woman, vixen, hag, witch

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

վհուկ (vhuk)

  1. conjurer, sorcerer, wizard, magician
  2. prophetess, pythoness, witch, sorceress

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: վհուկ (vhuk)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “վհուկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “վհուկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վհուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press