«Գայլ» բառով բաղադրուած բոյսերի անուններ հայերէնում
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2023
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The paper examines the usage of the root word 'wolf' in naming plants with certain
characteristics and a certain nature.
The author observes that several compound names of plants in the Armenian language are formed with the root word 'wolf. A study of these names indicates that this usage reflects the perception of 'wolf' in folk culture. As a dangerous animal, wolves were associated with negativity, evil spirits, demons and darkness.
Consequently, parasitic plants and those that are not edible and/or poisonous or have an unpleasant odor have the root word 'wolf in their naming. Furthermore, some plants have been likened to some organs of the wolf, to its paws and eyes, for example. Still, other plants which are not edible but deceive the viewer with their similarities to some other edible plant bear compound names with the root word
'wolf.
Interestingly, though mushrooms were not widely used in Armenian traditional food, those which are inedible or poisonous include the root word 'wolf' in their names.
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Ամիրխանեան, Ա., ««Գայլ» բառով բաղադրուած բոյսերի անուններ հայերէնում», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2023, 43/1, Պէյրութ, էջ 283-297