ցեղասպանություն

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From ցեղ (cʻeġ, tribe, race) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ սպանություն (spanutʻyun, killing). Calque of English genocide.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /t͡sʰeʁɑspɑnuˈt͡sʰjun/ [t͡sʰeʁɑspɑnut͡sʰjún] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /t͡seʁɑsbɑnuˈtʏn/ [t͡sʰeʁɑspɑnutʰʏ́n] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ցեղասպանություն (cʻeġaspanutʻyun)

  1. genocide
    Synonym: գենոցիդ (genocʻid)

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