ხუნდი

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xundi/, [χundi]
  • Hyphenation: ხუნ‧დი

Etymology 1

From Old Georgian ჴუნდი (qundi), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *qund-. The third meaning is a semantic loan from Russian коло́дка (kolódka).

Noun

ხუნდი • (xundi) (plural ხუნდები)

  1. (leg) shackles, stocks
  2. trap
    Synonyms: მახე (maxe), ხაფანგი (xapangi)
  3. (mechanical engineering) brake shoe
Inflection
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Derived terms
  • ხელხუნდი (xelxundi, hand shackles)
Descendants
  • Armenian: խունդի (xundi)
  • Mingrelian: ხუნდი (xundi)
See also

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ხუნდი1”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Noun

ხუნდი • (xundi) (plural ხუნდები)

  1. squab (baby pigeon)
Inflection
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Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ხუნდი2”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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