khachkar

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/hɑt͡ʃˈkɑɹ/

noun

An Armenian carved memorial stone.

OriginArmenian խաչքար (xačʻkʻar) →
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Meanings

nounkhachkar (plural khachkars)

plural khachkars · alternative khatchkar · alternative khachqar

  1. An Armenian carved memorial stone.

Origin

  1. Armenianխաչ (xačʻ)
  2. Armenianքար (kʻar)
  3. Armenianխաչքար (xačʻkʻar)
  4. Englishkhachkar

Borrowed from Armenian խաչքար (xačʻkʻar).

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Translations

French khatchkar
  • khatchkarArmenian carved memorial stone
German Chatschkar
  • ChatschkarArmenian carved memorial stone
Hebrew חצ׳קר
  • חצ׳קר (ẖačqar)Armenian carved memorial stone
Persian خاچکار
  • خاچکار (xâčkâr)Armenian carved memorial stone
Polish chaczkar
  • chaczkarArmenian carved memorial stone
Romanian hacikar
  • hacikarArmenian carved memorial stone
Russian хачка́р
  • хачка́р (xačkár)Armenian carved memorial stone
Spanish jachkar
  • jachkarArmenian carved memorial stone
Turkish haçkar
  • haçkarArmenian carved memorial stone
Ukrainian хачкар
  • хачкар (xačkar)Armenian carved memorial stone
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khachkar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khachkar

MLA

“khachkar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khachkar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khachkar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khachkar.

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