μαρκαόνω

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

According to Ačaṙyan, perhaps by metathesis from Armenian *մաքռիլ (*makʿṙil), a dialectal shortening of մաքառիլ (makʿaṙil).

Verb

μαρκαόνω (markaónō)

to fight

References

Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մաքառ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 291a
Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Glossárion sygkritikón ellinokappadokikón léxeon (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 92

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