-ավուն

Armenian Alternative forms hy -աւուն TAO hy -ավըին մրղ hy -ավան -ա̈վա̈ն ագլ Etymology The origin is hy unknown. Confined to Eastern dialects, with the earliest attestation in the 17th century.I 71 Ačaṙyan remarks that derivation from xcl -ագոյն (of Iranian origin) is impossible, because no hy գ → hy վ sound change is known in the dialects. But perhaps that change occurred within an hy ira language, where such a change is known, and thence was borrowed into Armenian. Compare also ckb -ئەوِن, forming adjectives from nouns. Pronunciation Suffix suffix hy dialectal forming comparatives of adjectives hy էս տղեն էն տղից մենձավուն ա this boy is older than that boy hy appended to adjectives somewhat, -ish hy դեղին yellow 1 hy դեղնավուն yellowish 1 hy քաղցր sweet 1 hy քաղցրավուն sweetish 1 Usage notes Especially common with color names. Derived terms hy References