წვერი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian წუერი (c̣ueri), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣wer-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sʼveri/, [t͡sʼʷeɾi]
  • Hyphenation: წვე‧რი

Noun

წვერი • (c̣veri) (plural წვერები)

  1. tip, vertex, point, top
  2. beard

Inflection

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Synonyms

  • (tip): წვერო (c̣vero)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bats: წჵვერ (c̣'ver, top, tip)

See also

Further reading

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