մի գնդակով երկու նապաստակ խփել

Armenian

Etymology

Literally, "to hit two rabbits with one bullet". Probably a calque of Russian убить одним выстрелом двух зайцев (ubitʹ odnim vystrelom dvux zajcev).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [mi ɡəndɑˈkɔv jɛɾˈku nɑpɑsˈtɑk χəˈpʰɛl]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [mi kʰəntʰɑˈɡɔv jɛɾˈɡu nɑbɑsˈtɑɡ χəˈpʰɛl]

Verb

մի գնդակով երկու նապաստակ խփել • (mi gndakov erku napastak xpʿel)

(idiomatic) to kill two birds with one stone

Further reading

Bediryan, Petros (2011), “գնդակ”, in Hayeren darjvackʿneri əndarjak bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Comprehensive explanatory dictionary of Armenian idioms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, § 1355, page 350

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