վհուկ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian վհուկ (vhuk); see below.

Pronunciation

Noun

վհուկ • (vhuk)

  1. magician, sorcerer, wizard; witch
  2. evil woman, vixen, hag, witch

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • վոհուկ (vohuk)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

վհուկ • (vhuk)

  1. conjurer, sorcerer, wizard, magician
  2. prophetess, pythoness, witch, sorceress

Declension

Derived terms

  • վհկահարցու (vhkaharcʻu)
  • վհկահարցուկ (vhkaharcʻuk)
  • վհկութիւն (vhkutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: վհուկ (vhuk)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “վհուկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “վհուկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վհուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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