հանկարծ

Armenian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old Armenian յանկարծ (yankarc).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑnˈkɑɾt͡s/, [hɑŋkɑ́ɾt͡s]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑnˈɡɑɾd͡z/, [hɑŋɡɑ́ɾd͡z]

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Adverb

հանկարծ • (hankarc)

1. suddenly
2. what if; if only

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

References

• Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “յանկարծ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House