ցիգան

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Russian цыга́н (cygán).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ցիգան (cʻigan)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes offensive) Gypsy
    Synonym: գնչու (gnčʻu)

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Adjective[edit]

ցիգան (cʻigan) (superlative ամենացիգան)

  1. (colloquial, figuratively) stingy, cheap
    Synonyms: ժլատ (žlat), կծծի (kcci)

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Further reading[edit]

  • ցիգան”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980