հանկարծ

Armenian

Alternative forms

հանգարծ (hangarc) — dialect
յանկարծ (yankarc) — traditional orthography spelling

Etymology

From Old Armenian յանկարծ (yankarc).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [hɑŋˈkɑɾt͡s]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [hɑŋˈɡɑɾd͡z]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)

Adverb

հանկարծ • (hankarc)

suddenly
what if; if only
Հանկարծ նա էլ գար, ի՜նչ լավ կլիներ։ ― Hankarc na ēl gar, i^!nčʿ lav kliner. ― If only he came too. That would be so great!

References

Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “յանկարծ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House

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