անդրավարտիք

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian անդրավարտիք (andravartikʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

անդրավարտիք • (andravartikʻ)

  1. drawers, underpants, leggings
    Synonyms: վարտիք (vartikʻ), փոխան (pʻoxan)
  2. trousers, pants
    Synonyms: շալվար (šalvar), տաբատ (tabat)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Persian *andarvarti + (-kʻ). The Iranian word is composed of [script needed] (andar-, inside) + [script needed] (varti, trousers), whence վարտիք (vartikʻ, trousers); see it for more.

Noun

անդրավարտիք • (andravartikʻ) pl

  1. drawers, underpants, leggings

Usage notes

In the Bible translates Ancient Greek περισκελής (periskelḗs).

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: անդրավարտիք (andravartikʻ)

References

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