ღვია

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ღვიო (ɣvio) Kiziqi

Etymology

From Old Georgian ღჳვი (ɣwivi), from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣwiw-, see the latter for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣvia/, [ʁʷia]
  • Hyphenation: ღვია

Noun

ღვია • (ɣvia) (plural ღვიები)

  1. juniper tree

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Bats: ღვიე ხე (ɣvie xe)

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ღვია”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ღვია”, 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 380a
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ღვია”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
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