պարկ

Etymology

From Old Armenian պարկ (park).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /pɑɾk/, [pɑɾk]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /bɑɾɡ/, [bɑɾɡ]

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Noun

պարկ • (park)

1. large bag, sack

   Synonym: (non-standard) մեշոկ (mešok)

Etymology

Together with Georgian პარკი (ṗarḳi, “sack; cocoon; pod”) borrowed from an unidentified source. Ossetian барчъи (barḱ’i) / баркъи (bark’i) is considered a Georgian borrowing.

Noun

պարկ • (park)

1. sack, bag, purse, budget, wallet, satchel

   պարկ զօրաց ― park zōracʻ ― knapsack

   պարկ թղթաբերի ― park tʻłtʻaberi ― courier's bag

Further reading

• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պարկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պարկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 125
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “պարկ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
• Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 956
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պարկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy