որդան կարմիր

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian որդան կարմիր (ordan karmir), from որդան (ordan), genitive of որդն (ordn), and կարմիր (karmir, “red”). Literally, "worm's red".

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /voɹˈtʰan kaɹˈmiɹ/ [voɹˈtʰɑn kɑɹˈmiɹ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /voɹˈtan ɡaɹˈmiɹ/ [voɹˈtʰɑn ɡɑɹˈmiɹ] invalid IPA characters (//[])

Noun

որդան կարմիր • (ordan karmir)

a red dye made from Armenian cochineal

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