Armenian

Noun

աղաղակ • ‎(ałałak)

1. cry, shout; yell, scream
2. uproar, noise

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *al-al-ag-eh₂- ‎(“shouting”), from onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European *al-al- ‎(“to shout”) and cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλαλαγή ‎(alalagḗ, “shouting”). Alternatively, formed in Armenian as an onomatopoeic word.

Noun

աղաղակ • ‎(ałałak)

1. shouting, cry, scream, clamour, uproar, alarm, racket, noise, shout; scolding; voice; exclamation

   աղաղակ հարկանել‎ ― ałałak harkanel ― to cry, to make a noise, to alarm

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: աղաղակ ‎(ałałak)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աղաղակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աղաղակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղաղակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aɫaɫak”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 25