ციხე

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ციხჱ (cixē), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sixe/, [t͡sʰiχe]
  • Hyphenation: ცი‧ხე

Noun

ციხე • (cixe) (plural ციხეები)

  1. fortress
  2. jail, prison

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bats: ციხ (cix)

See also

Further reading

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