խախանդ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Armenian հահանդ (hahand)․ The form with խ (x) is the regular development in the dialect of Van.

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /χɑˈχɑnd/ [χɑχɑ́nd] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /χɑˈχɑnt/ [χɑχɑ́ntʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
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Adjective

խախանդ • (xaxand) (superlative ամենախախանդ) (dialectal, colloquial)

  1. calm, quiet, peaceful
    Synonyms: հանդարտ (handart), խաղաղ (xaġaġ)

Declension

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • խախանդել (xaxandel), խախանդվել (xaxandvel)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “հահանդ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 632a
  • Karst, Josef (1901) Historische Grammatik des Kilikisch-Armenischen (in German), Karl J. Trübner: Strassburg, page 131
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