արևածաղիկ
arewacaġik/ɑɾevɑt͡sɑˈʁik/
The English word "sunflower" is արևածաղիկ (arewacaġik) in Armenian.
արևածաղիկ is the noun used to refer to the sunflower plant.
Meaning: flower (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural "sunflowers", you add the suffix -ներ to the end of the word, resulting in արևածաղիկներ.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is arewacaġik. The pronunciation is /ɑɾevɑtsɑˈʁik/. The /ɑ/ sound is like the [a] in l[a]va, the /v/ is like the [v] in [v]an, the /ts/ is like the [ts] in ca[ts], the /ʁ/ is like the French [r]ue or Northumbrian burr, the /i/ is like the [ea] in s[ea]t and is short in duration and the /k/ is like the [c] in s[c]an.
Did you know?
- The word for 'sun' արև is also the name of a common Armenian first name, typically given to boys.
- In Armenian culture, the sunflower is often associated with loyalty and adoration because of how it follows the sun.
- The word արևածաղիկ is formed by joining the roots արեւ and ծաղիկ with a connecting vowel -ա-.
Examples in context
- Այս արևածաղիկը շատ մեծ է:Ays arevatsaghike shat mets e:This sunflower is very big.
Example conversation
Nane and Aram are walking through a garden.
- Նանե NaneԱրամ, նայիր այս մեծ արևածաղիկը:Aram, nayir ays mets arevatsaghiky:Aram, look at this big sunflower.
- Արամ AramԱյն իրոք շատ տպավորիչ է:Ayn irok shat tpavorich e:It really is very impressive.
- Նանե NaneԻնձ շատ են դուր գալիս արևածաղիկները:Indz shat en dur galis arevatsaghiknery:I like sunflowers very much.
- Արամ AramԻնձ էլ են դուր գալիս:Indz el en dur galis:I like them too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sunflower” translations and entries արևածաղիկ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries արևածաղիկ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
