proper noun/tʃɔ.ba.njɑ̃/
Tchobanian is masculine or feminine depending on context in French.
a transliteration of the Armenian surname Չօպանեան (Čʻōpanean), equivalent to Chobanian; a surname from Armenian
“Archag Tchobanian, b. 1872”
Borrowed from Armenian Չոբանյան (Čʻobanyan).