абаҳа

Abkhaz

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Iranian *bádHr̥, possibly via Old Armenian բահ (bah).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [abaħa]

Noun

а-баҳа • (a-baḥa) (pl абаҳақәа) (Abzhywa)

  1. shovel
    Synonym: ажыга (aẑəga) — Bzyb

Further reading
  • Бгажба, Х. С. (1964) Бзыбский диалект абхазского языка [The Bzyb Dialect of Abkhaz]‎, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 203, derives from Mingrelian *ბეჰა (*beha), ultimately derives from Armenian բահ (bah)
  • Abdokov, A. I. (1973) Фонетические и лексические параллели абхазско-адыгских языков [Phonetic and lexical parallels of the Abkhaz-Adyghean languages]‎ (in Russian), Nalchik: Elbrus, page 41, connects with Kabardian бэлагъ (bɛlağ), Abaza блахъ (blaq)
  • Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages]‎ (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 74, considers it to be unrelated to Kabardian бэлагъ (bɛlağ), Abaza блахъ (blaq)
  • Buḳia, Manana (2016) Merab Čuxua, editor, Čerkezul-kartveluri enobrivi šexvedrebi [Circassian-Kartvelian linguistic interactions] (in Georgian), Tbilisi, →ISBN, pages 32–33, summarizes all of the above
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