ზარაფხანა

Georgian

Etymology

From Persian ضرابخانه‎ (zarrâbxâne), equivalent to ზარაფი (zarapi) +‎ -ხანა (-xana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zarapʰxana/, [zaɾapʰχana]
  • Hyphenation: ზა‧რა‧ფხა‧ნა

Noun

ზარაფხანა • (zarapxana) (plural ზარაფხანები)

  1. mint, money-producing building or institution
  2. (archaic) A place where sarafs or, in other words, money changers and loan sharks did service.

Inflection

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