ხათაბალა

Georgian

Etymology

ხათა (xata) +‎ ბალა (bala)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xatʰabala/, [χatʰabaɫa]
Hyphenation: ხა‧თა‧ბა‧ლა

Noun

ხათაბალა • (xatabala)

(colloquial) misfortune, setback, troubles

Synonyms

უბედურება (ubedureba)
დავიდარაბა (davidaraba)

Descendants

→ Armenian: խաթաբալա (xatʻabala)
→ Azerbaijani: xata-bala
→ Bats: ხათბალ (xatbal)

Further reading

Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ხათაბალა”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press

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