դանդաղ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian դանդաղ (dandał).

Pronunciation

Adjective

դանդաղ • (dandaġ) (superlative ամենադանդաղ)

  1. slow
    դանդաղ մեքենաdandaġ mekʿenaslow car
  2. (dialectal, figuratively) slow, dim-witted, stupid

Declension

Adverb

դանդաղ • (dandaġ)

  1. slowly
    դանդաղ քայլելdandaġ kʿaylelto walk slowly

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

Deverbal from դանդաղիմ (dandałim).

Adjective

դանդաղ • (dandał) (post-Classical)

  1. slow, tardy, idle, heavy

Descendants

  • Armenian: դանդաղ (dandaġ)

References

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), դանդաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), դանդաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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