յօնք

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian յօնք (yōnkʻ).

Noun

յօնք • (yōnkʻ) pl, genitive plural յօնից (yōnicʻ)

  1. eyebrows
    • 1578 – 1632, Movsēs Tatʻewacʻi, Ołb i mahn Srapion Katʻołikosi [Lamentation of the death of Catholicos Srapion]:[1][2]
      Յայտդ քո լուսով, ունքդ քո կամար, զիա՞րդ նստեցար
      Yaytd kʻo lusov, unkʻd kʻo kamar, zia?rd nstecʻar
      • Translation by S. Peter Cowe
        Your cheek with light, your eyebrows an arch, how did you disappear from sight?

Derived terms

  • ընդվայրայօն (əndvayrayōn)
  • կկզայօն (kkzayōn)
  • կցայօն (kcʻayōn)
  • յունքար (yunkʻar)
  • յօնքար (yōnkʻar)

Descendants

  • Armenian: հոնք (honkʻ)

References

  1. ^ Cowe, S. Peter (2019) “The object of Ałtʿamarʿci’s affections”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 73
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Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յօն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յօն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian

Noun

յօնք • (yōnkʻ)

  1. nominative plural of յօն (yōn)
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