გირაო

Georgian

Etymology

Of the same Iranian origin as Old Armenian գրաւ (graw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡirao/, [ɡ̊iɾao]

Noun

გირაო • (girao) (plural გირაოები)

  1. gage, hock, lien, mortgage, pawn, pledge

Declension

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Synonyms

  • წინდი (c̣indi)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գրաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 604b
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