სვავი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • სოვი (sovi) Outer Kakheti
  • სოია (soia), სოიაჸი (soiaʾi) Tusheti

Etymology

From Old Georgian სოვი (sovi), see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svavi/, [sʷavi]
  • Hyphenation: სვა‧ვი

Noun

სვავი • (svavi) (plural სვავები)

  1. Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Inflection

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  • ფსოვი (psovi)

Descendants

  • Svan: სუ̂აუ̂ (sûaû)

See also

Further reading

  • Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1975) “სოია2”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words] (in Georgian), volume II, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 109a
  • სოიაჸĭ”, in Tušuri leksiḳoni [Tushetian Dictionary] (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2006–2009
  • Ḳuṭubiʒe, Miron (1973) “სვავი”, in Prinvelebis nomenḳlaṭuruli ṭerminologia, Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 149a
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