բաղաձայն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բաղաձայն (bałajayn).

Pronunciation

Noun

բաղաձայն • (baġajayn)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) consonant
    Coordinate term: ձայնավոր (jaynavor)
  2. (colloquial, humorous) tone-deaf person (person with no ear for music)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From բաղա- (bała-, con-) + ձայն (jayn, sound). Compare Ancient Greek σύμ-φωνον (súm-phōnon) and Latin cōn-sonāns, built on the same pattern.

Noun

բաղաձայն • (bałajayn)

  1. (linguistics) consonant

Declension

Derived terms

  • բաղաձայնական (bałajaynakan)
  • բաղաձայնակի (bałajaynaki)
  • բաղաձայնիմ (bałajaynim)
  • բաղաձայնութիւն (bałajaynutʻiwn)

Descendants

  • Armenian: բաղաձայն (baġajayn)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բաղաձայն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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