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Armenian Etymology From hy axm -ուկ, from hy xcl -ուկ. Pronunciation Suffix suffix forming diminutives or terms expressing affection hy խոզուկ piggy 1 hy մարդուկ little man 1 forming names of plants and animals hy անմոռուկ forget-me-not 1 hy խնձորուկ clover 1 Synonyms hy -իկ, hy -ակ Derived terms hy hy diminutive suffixes Middle Armenian Etymology From axm xcl -ուկ. Suffix axm suffix forming diminutives or terms expressing affection forming names of plants and animals Derived terms axm Descendants hy -ուկ Old Armenian Etymology 1 From earlier xcl *-ուկն, from the stem element *-ū̆- + xcl ine-pro *-kon- suffix. See also xcl -իկ. The plant-name-forming suffix may have developed from this. Suffix xcl suffix forming diminutives xcl այր man 1 xcl այրուկ very little man 1 forming names of plants and animals xcl ժախուկ horse-radish xcl կանեփուկ Urtica cannabina species Derived terms xcl Descendants axm -ուկ Etymology 2 The origin is xcl 1. Suffix xcl suffix xcl xcl գեղջուկ peasant 1 xcl հարցուկ soothsayer 1 xcl հեղուկ liquid 1 xcl ջերմուկ warm mineral waters or springs 1 Declension -կ Derived terms xcl References -ուկ