Armenian

Noun

ասպականի • ‎(aspakani)

1. (archaic) pack of hunting dogs

Declension

References

• Gayayean, Yovhannēs Tʿ. (1983), “խումբ”, in Baṙaran Ganjaran Hayerēn Lezui [Dictionary Thesaurus of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 3rd edition, Beirut: Hamaskaïne W. Sethian Press, page 197
• Barsełyan, Hovhannes (1973), “ասպականի”, in Hayeren ułłagrakan-ułłaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 118b
• Sukʿiasyan, A. M. (1967), “խումբ”, in Ałayan Ē. B., Sewak G. G., editors, Hayocʿ lezvi homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Synonyms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 279b

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

ասպակ ‎(aspak) +‎ -անի ‎(-ani)

Noun

ասպականի • ‎(aspakani)

1. pack of hunting dogs

Declension

Derived terms

• ասպականասպաս ‎(aspakanaspas)

Descendants

• Armenian: ասպականի ‎(aspakani)

Etymology 2

From Middle Median *aspakanī from Old Median *spaka-nī ‎(“leading the dogs”) from σπάκα ‎(“dog”), whence ասպակ ‎(aspak).

Noun

ասպականի • ‎(aspakani)

1. huntsman, hunter (with dogs)

Declension

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ասպականի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ասպականի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ասպականի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Perixanjan, Anait (1993) Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju drevnearmjanskovo jazyka. Častʹ I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 20