մոխրագույն
moxraguyn/moχɾɑˈɡujn/
The Armenian word for grey is մոխրագույն (moxraguyn).
մոխրագույն is used to describe the color that is a mixture of black and white.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of մոխր, meaning ash and գույն, meaning color.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a color adjective, մոխրագույն is indeclinable, which means it does not change its form to match the gender or case of the noun it modifies.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is moxraguyn. The pronunciation is /moχɾɑˈɡujn/. The sounds are similar to the following: [m] as in mine, [χ] as in Scottish loch, [ɑ] as in lava, [ɡ] as in good, [u] as in cool, [j] as in yes and [n] as in nest.
Did you know?
- While մոխրագույն is the standard word for 'grey', Armenians may use it metaphorically to describe something dull or devoid of spirit.
- The root 'գույն' (color) is a versatile word used in many different color compounds in Armenian, acting as a standard suffix for many hues.
- Because մոխրագույն is indeclinable, it remains static even when the rest of the sentence shifts through complex grammatical cases.
Examples in context
- Այս մատիտը մոխրագույն չէ։This pencil is not grey.This sentence is useful for stating that a pencil is not the color մոխրագույն.Tatoeba #10743724 by vahanm, translation #1764754 by AlanF_US
- Այս մատիտը մոխրագույն չի։This pencil isn't grey.Tatoeba #12253765 by JameezTranslates, translation #11477659 by sundown
- Նա մոխրագույն մազեր ունի։She has grey hair.This sentence is useful for describing someone who has մոխրագույն hair.Tatoeba #13051226 by JameezTranslates2, translation #9530289 by sundown
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Example conversation
Aram and Ani are looking at a sweater in a shop.
- Արամ AramԱյս սվիտերը մոխրագույն է։Ays svitere mokhraguyn e.This sweater is grey.
- Անի AniԱյո, սա մոխրագույն է։Ayo, sa mokhraguyn e.Yes, this is grey.
- Արամ AramԻսկ դու սիրո՞ւմ ես մոխրագույնը։Isk du sirum es mokhraguynn?But do you like grey?
- Անի AniԱյո, ես շատ սիրում եմ մոխրագույնը։Ayo, yes shat sirum em mokhraguynn.Yes, I love grey very much.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry մոխրագույն, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
