Ափրիկե

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian Ափրիկէ (Apʻrikē).

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Proper noun

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Ափրիկե (Apʻrike)

  1. (Western Armenian, dated in Eastern Armenian) Africa
    • 1940, Hračʻya Ačaṙyan, Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language], vol. I page 15[1]:
      Կատուն ել անծանոթ ե Հնդևրոպացոց․ նրա ծագումը Ափրիկեյից ե։
      Katun el ancanotʻ e Hndewropacʻocʻ; nra cagumə Apʻrikeyicʻ e.
      The cat too is unknown to Indo-Europeans; its origin is in Africa.

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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 15