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Old Armenian
Etymology 1
An onomatopoeic formation. Alternatively, of Proto-Indo-European origin and related to մունջ (munǰ).
Noun
մունչ • (munčʻ)
- word, speech
- *mutter
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably related to մունչ (munčʻ, “word, speech; *mutter”).
Adjective
մունչ • (munčʻ)
- fool
Derived terms
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (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 Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, 1749–1769
- Eremia Meġrecʻi (1698) “մունչել”, in Baṙgirkʻ hayocʻ [Armenian Dictionary] (in Armenian), Livorno: Sargis Evdokiacʻi Sahetʻči Press, page 216
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 486