աբեղուկ

Armenian

Etymology

From աբեղ- (abeġ-, abegha) + -ուկ (-uk), because of the similarity of the crest with the veghar worn by an abegha.

Pronunciation

Noun

աբեղուկ • (abeġuk)

  1. crested lark (Galerida cristata)

Declension

Derived terms

  • աբեղաձագ (abeġajag), փուփուլավոր արտույտ (pʻupʻulavor artuyt)

References

  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben S. (2001) “աբեղուկ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ B. Tʻṙčʻunner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book II. Birds] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: Macmillan Armenia, →ISBN, § 521, pages 47–48
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