Անդրկովկաս

Armenian

Etymology

From անդր- (andr-, trans-, beyond) + Կովկաս (Kovkas, Caucasus), calque of Russian Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje, literally beyond the Caucasus), as viewed from the Russian side.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Անդրկովկաս • (Andrkovkas)

  1. Transcaucasia

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 49
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