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Խաղխաղ

Խաղխաղ

Armenian

Proper noun

Խաղխաղ (Xałxał)

  1. Khaghkhagh

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

In view of the abundance of swamps in the vicinity of Xałxał, Martirosyan wonders whether it can be interpreted as a reduplication of խաղ (xał, marsh, swamp), typologically comparing ճախ-ճախ-ուտ (čax-čax-ut).

Proper noun

Խաղխաղ (Xałxał)

  1. Khaghkhagh

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Sebastacʿi, Mxitʿar (1769), Խաղխաղ”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2009), “Armenian mawr ‘mud, marsh’ and its hydronimical value”, in Aramazd: Armenian journal of Near Eastern studies, volume 4, issue 1, pages 73–85 and 179–180