ձիաբոռ

Armenian

Etymology

A modern literary formation as ձի (ji) + -ա- (-a-) + բոռ (boṙ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ձիաբոռ • (jiaboṙ)

  1. hornet, Vespa crabro
    Synonym: ձիաստաց (jiastacʻ)
    • 1992, Osip Mandelstam, Banasteġcutʻyunner :
      Մուգ կանաչ խոտերի մեջ բզզում էին հեծանիվները՝ զբոսայգու մետաղյա ձիաբոռեր։
      Mug kanačʻ xoteri meǰ bzzum ēin hecanivnerə, zbosaygu metaġya jiaboṙer.
      In the deep green foliage bicycles buzzed — the metal hornets of the park.

Declension

Further reading

  • Koylawean (Goilaw), Awetikʻ (1884–1889) “Pferdebremse”, in Baṙagirkʻ germanerēn-hayerēn [Deutsch-armenisches Wörterbuch], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 1140a
  • Čʻagmagčean, Y. Y. (1922) “horsestinger”, in Əndarjak Baṙaran Angl. Hay. [A Comprehensive Dictionary English–Armenian], Boston: E. A. Yeran, page 721b
  • Ġaribyan, A. S. (1977) “шершень”, in Ṙus-hayeren baṙaran [Russian–Armenian Dictionary], 2nd edition, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 1376b
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