ტვინი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ტჳნი (ṭwini), from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭwin-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʼvini/, [tʼʷini]
  • Hyphenation: ტვი‧ნი

Noun

ტვინი • (ṭvini) (plural ტვინები)

  1. brain
  2. (colloquial, informal) smart person
  3. (figuratively) mind

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bats: ტვიჼ (ṭvĩ)

Further reading

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

Mingrelian

Noun

ტვინი • (ṭvini)

  1. Alternative form of ტვენი (ṭveni)
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