վայրկյան

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Armenian

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Etymology

From Old Armenian վայրկեան (vayrkean, minute). Western Armenian keeps the original meaning of Old Armenian “minute”, while the Eastern dialect has shifted it to “second”.

Pronunciation

Noun

վայրկյան (vayrkyan)

  1. (Eastern Armenian of Armenia) second
    Synonym: (Western Armenian, Iranian Armenian) երկվայրկյան (erkvayrkyan)
  2. (Western Armenian, Iranian Armenian) minute
    Synonym: (Eastern Armenian) րոպե (rope)
  3. (mathematics, astronomy) second (unit of angular measure)
  4. moment, second, instant, short amount of time
    մեկ վայրկյանmek vayrkyanone moment

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