ზვიგენი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian, from Ancient Greek ζύγαινα (zúgaina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zviɡeni/, [zʷiɡeni]
  • Hyphenation: ზვი‧გე‧ნი

Noun

ზვიგენი • (zvigeni) (plural ზვიგენები)

  1. shark

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Bats: ზვიგე (zvigen)
  • Mingrelian: ზვიგენი (zvigeni)
  • Svan: ზუ̂იგენ (zûigen)

References

  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ზვიგენი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 128
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