vishap

V4I1S1H4A1P3

noun

a dragon in Armenian mythology closely associated with water

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounvishap (plural vishaps)

plural vishaps

  1. Armenianhuman sciencesa dragon in Armenian mythology closely associated with water

Origin

  1. Armenianվիշապ
  2. Englishvishap

Learned borrowing from Armenian վիշապ (višap).

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Translations

Persian ویشاپ
  • ویشاپ (višâp)dragon
Russian вишап
  • вишап (višap)dragon
Turkish vişab
  • vişabdragon

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APA

vishap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vishap

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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