եղն

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian եղն (ełn).

Pronunciation

Noun

եղն (ełn)

  1. (rare) Synonym of եղնիկ (ełnik)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁él-h₁ēn, from *h₁el- (red deer, elk).

Noun

եղն (ełn)

  1. female deer, hind

Declension

Derived terms

  • եղնոտն (ełnotn)
  • եղնորթ (ełnortʿ)
  • եղոտն (ełotn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: եղնիկ (ełnik)

References

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), եղն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), եղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 253
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