դաշնակ

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• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /dɑʃˈnɑk/,
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /tɑʃˈnɑɡ/,

Clipping of դաշնակցական (dašnakcʻakan).

դաշնակ • (dašnak)

1. (politics) Dashnak, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation

դաշնակ • (dašnak)

1. (politics) of or pertaining to the Armenian Revolutionary Federation

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian դաշնակ (dašnak).

դաշնակ • (dašnak)

1. tune, song
2. (music, Western Armenian) piano

   Synonym: դաշնամուր (dašnamur)

3. (poetic) harmony

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian դաշնակ (dašnak).

դաշնակ • (dašnak)

1. (rare) small dagger

• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “դաշնակ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “դաշնակ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House

From դաշն (dašn) +‎ -ակ (-ak).

դաշնակ • (dašnak)

1. tune, song

• → Armenian: դաշնակ (dašnak) (learned)

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

Borrowed from Middle Iranian *dašnak. Compare Persian دشنه (dašna, “dagger”) and see it for more.

դաշնակ • (dašnak)

1. small dagger, poniard, cimeter, cutlass, sabre

• → Armenian: դաշնակ (dašnak) (learned)

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