ნიანგი

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Armenian նհանգ (nhang), from Parthian 𐼻𐼶𐼻𐼸 (/⁠nihang⁠/). Compare Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /⁠nihang⁠/) and see there for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nianɡi/, [niaŋɡi]
  • Hyphenation: ნი‧ან‧გი

Noun[edit]

ნიანგი • (niangi) (plural ნიანგები)

  1. crocodile

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References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նհանգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 458b
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