hemshin

Etymology

From Turkish Hemşin, from Armenian Համշեն (Hamšen), from Old Armenian Համամաշէն (Hamamašēn), from Համամ (Hamam) + -ա- (-a-) + շէն (šēn).

noun

  1. A member of a subethnic unit of the Armenian people, which in the past or present has been affiliated with the Hemşin district in the province of Rize, Turkey