"-ավուն" meaning in Armenian

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      "form": "-ավը^ին",
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      "form": "-ավան",
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          "english": "this boy is older than that boy",
          "roman": "ēs tġen ēn tġicʻ menjavun a",
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          "english": "yellowish",
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          "text": "դեղնավուն",
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        {
          "english": "sweet",
          "roman": "kʻaġcʻr",
          "text": "քաղցր",
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          "english": "this boy is older than that boy",
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          "text": "դեղնավուն",
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  "word": "-ավուն"
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