կայան

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կայան (kayan).

Pronunciation

Noun

կայան (kayan)

  1. station

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

կայ (kay) +‎ -ան (-an)

Noun

կայան (kayan)

  1. standing (still), place to stand, station, site
    կայանքkayankʻlimbo
    վերին, գերակայից կայանքverin, gerakayicʻ kayankʻheaven
    կայանք ոտիցkayankʻ oticʻfoot-stool
  2. (astronomy) station

Declension

Adjective

կայան (kayan)

  1. stable, firm

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: կայան (kayan)

References

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