Վայոց Ձոր

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Վայոց Ձոր (Vayocʻ Jor).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /vaˈjot͡sʰ d͡zoɹ/ [vɑˈjot͡sʰ d͡zoɹ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /vaˈjot͡s t͡soɹ/ [vɑˈjot͡sʰ t͡sʰoɹ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
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Proper noun

Վայոց Ձոր • (Vayocʻ Jor)

  1. Vayots Dzor (a province of Armenia)
  2. Vayots Dzor (a historical district of Syunik province, Armenia)
    Synonym: Վայք (Vaykʻ)

Declension

See also

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Վայոց (Vayocʻ) + ձոր (jor). The interpretation as "valley of woes" as if the first element is վայոց (vayocʻ), plural genitive of վայ (vay, woe), is a folk etymology.

Proper noun

Վայոց ձոր • (Vayocʻ jor)

  1. Vayots Dzor (a district of Syunik province, Armenia)
    Synonym: Վայք (Vaykʻ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: Վայոց Ձոր (Vayocʻ Jor) (learned)
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