մունչ
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
An onomatopoeic formation. Alternatively, of Proto-Indo-European origin and related to մունջ (munǰ).
Noun
մունչ • (munčʿ)
- word, speech
- *mutter
Derived terms
- մնչեմ (mnčʿem)
- մնչիւն (mnčʿiwn)
Etymology 2
Probably related to մունչ (munčʿ, “word, speech; *mutter”).
Adjective
մունչ • (munčʿ)
- fool
Derived terms
- մունչանամ (munčʿanam)
- մունչեմ (munčʿem)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մունչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- “մունջ”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, 1749–1769
- Eremia Mełrecʿi (1698), “մունչել”, in Baṙgirkʿ hayocʿ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: tpagr. Sargis Evdokiacʿu Sahetʿču, page 216
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 486