վախկոտ
vaxkot/vɑχˈkot/
The Armenian word for coward is վախկոտ (vaxkot).
վախկոտ is used to describe a person who lacks courage. It can function as a noun to refer to a coward or as an adjective to mean cowardly.
Meaning: a person who lacks courage (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
While վախկոտ refers to the person or the quality of being cowardly, the abstract noun վախկոտություն (vaxkotut'yun) is used to express the concept of cowardice itself.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /vɑχˈkot/. The /v/ sound is like the [v] in van, the /ɑ/ is like the [a] in lava, the /χ/ is like the [ch] in the Scottish word loch, the /k/ is like the [c] in scan and the /t/ is like the [t] in stop.
Did you know?
- While վախկոտ is the direct term, Armenians often use the word փափուկ (pap'uk), which literally means 'soft', to metaphorically call someone a coward.
- The word վախկոտ is incredibly ancient, as its form has remained virtually unchanged since the Old Armenian period over a thousand years ago.
- The suffix -ոտ in վախկոտ functions similarly to the English 'footed' in 'flat-footed', transforming a noun into an adjective describing a person's qualities.
Examples in context
- Մի խոսքով՝ նա վախկոտ է։In a word, he is a coward.This sentence illustrates how to use վախկոտ to describe someone's character.Tatoeba #13251000 by Proxima5, translation #27811 by CK
- Ինձ համար նա պարզապես վախկոտ է։Indz hamar na parzapes vakhkot e.To me, he is simply a coward.
Example conversation
Lilian and Artash are talking about a scary movie.
- Լիլիան LilianԱրտաշ, դու վախկոտ ես, որ չես դիտել։Artash, du vakhkot es, vor ches ditel.Artash, you are a coward for not watching it.
- Արտաշ ArtashԵս վախկոտ չեմ, պարզապես ժամանակ չունեի։Yes vakhkot chem, parzapes zhamanak chunei.I am not a coward, I just didn't have time.
- Լիլիան LilianԱյդպես ես միշտ ասում ես։Aydpes es misht asum es.You always say that.
- Արտաշ ArtashՈրովհետև դա ճիշտ է, Լիլիան։Orovhetev da chisht e, Lilian.Because it is true, Lilian.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “coward” translations and entries վախկոտ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
