რახსი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian რახსი (raxsi); see below.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raxsi/, [ɾaχsi]
  • Hyphenation: რახ‧სი

Noun

რახსი • (raxsi) (plural რახსები)

  1. (obsolete) maroon horse

References
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “რახსი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Raxsā- (“swift-flowing”). See Old Armenian Երասխ (Erasx) for more.

Proper noun

რახსი • (raxsi)

  1. Araks

References
  • Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎ (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 12
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