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#1 Armenak

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Posted 15 June 2007 - 01:48 AM

Երեսփոխան
deputy, representative



#2 Armenak

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Posted 15 June 2007 - 01:51 AM

Շանաձուկ
shark



#3 Shahan Araradian

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Posted 15 June 2007 - 01:51 AM

Մտաւորական
intellectual

(also a funny alternative meaning if you break out the root words -- hint: translate մտ as մտնել instead of միտք) biggrin.gif

#4 Armenak

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Posted 15 June 2007 - 01:53 AM

Good one.

#5 MosJan

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Posted 15 June 2007 - 02:23 AM

ԳետաՁի


#6 nairi

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Posted 15 June 2007 - 03:36 AM

QUOTE(Armenak @ Jun 15 2007, 09:51 AM) View Post
Շանաձուկ
shark


There's also գայլաձուկ.

#7 Sassun

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Posted 15 June 2007 - 06:30 AM

Haha , great thread.

The word երեսփոխան is excellent !!!! Pure genius !! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

#8 vahan79

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Posted 16 June 2007 - 10:21 AM

What about տռել / տռան ? Sorry for being "կոշտ" . . . but the onomatopoeia is kinda funny, huh? Especially the double "r" sound for emphasis . . . Maybe not "weird". . . but noteworthy!?!?

#9 vahan79

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Posted 16 June 2007 - 10:24 AM

also, speaking of the poor "dog"...what about how "adultery" is "շանություն" . . . that is probably slang, though?!?

#10 AK-47

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Posted 16 June 2007 - 05:24 PM

արեւտուր (commerce), literally "take and give" LOL.

Edited by AK-47, 16 June 2007 - 05:25 PM.


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Posted 16 June 2007 - 08:57 PM

QUOTE
շանություն


That's one of the ten commandements; mi shnar.




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Posted 16 June 2007 - 09:04 PM

How about: Սեռական-տրական

#13 Anoushik

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Posted 16 June 2007 - 09:13 PM

տիկնակլունձ

Couldn't resist tongue.gif

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Posted 16 June 2007 - 11:50 PM

Park asdoudzo

#15 Sassun

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Posted 17 June 2007 - 01:01 PM

երկարակլորախմորածակ
Spaghetti




#16 AK-47

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Posted 17 June 2007 - 01:14 PM

QUOTE(Sassun @ Jun 17 2007, 03:01 PM) View Post
երկարակլորախմորածակ
Spaghetti

How could I forget that one!!! Lmao.

#17 Sassun

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Posted 17 June 2007 - 02:04 PM

QUOTE(AK-47 @ Jun 17 2007, 10:14 PM) View Post
How could I forget that one!!! Lmao.

Ես.-«Մա՛մ, այսօր ի՞նչ է ճաշը»:
Մամաս.-«Միսով երկարակլորա...» (շունջը կը կտրուի) lol.gif lol.gif


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Posted 17 June 2007 - 02:24 PM

հաստագլուխ

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Posted 17 June 2007 - 02:26 PM

խաղատուփէն դուրս ցատկող խաղալիք
jack-in-the-box


Edited by Էլիա, 17 June 2007 - 02:28 PM.


#20 Sassun

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Posted 17 June 2007 - 02:27 PM

Մժեղի դեղ
Literally, mosquito medicine






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