ავი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჰავი (havi), ავი (avi, “evil, wicked”). Further origin is unknown. Considering the initial ჰ- (h-), the word is most likely borrowed from an outside source.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /avi/
  • Hyphenation: ავი

Adjective
Adjectival declension of ავი
Case adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental ავი (avi)
ergative ავმა (avma)
dative, adverbial ავ (av)
vocative ავო (avo)

ავი • (avi) (comparative უფრო ავი, superlative ყველაზე ავი)

  1. currish
  2. wicked, evil

Derived terms

Laz

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آو (av).

Noun

ავი • (avi) (Latin spelling avi)

  1. hunting, hunt
    დიდო მთვირი მთვაში ავჯეფექ ხედიკითე ავიშე ულუნან
    dido mtviri mtvaşi avcepek xediǩite avişe ulunan
    When there is a lot of snow, hunters go hunting wearing xediks(a type of snowshoe)

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “avi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ავი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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