ხახვი

Georgian

ხახვები

Etymology

From Old Georgian ხახჳ (xaxwi). Together with Svan ხახუ̂ (xaxû) ultimately borrowed from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *χǝ̄wχV (onion); compare Bezhta хагъо (xağo) and Chechen хох (xox). Related to Ossetian хахуы (xax°y, allium).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaxvi/, [χaχʷi]
  • Hyphenation: ხახ‧ვი

Noun

ხახვი • (xaxvi) (plural ხახვები)

  1. onion, allium

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ზღვის ხახვი (zɣvis xaxvi)
  • კლდის ხახვი (ḳldis xaxvi)

Descendants

  • Mingrelian: ხვარხვი (xvarxvi)
  • ? Ossetian: хахуы (xax°y)

References

  1. Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*χǝ̄wχV”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ხახვი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ხახვი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ხახვი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 561
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