ვარჯიში

Georgian

Alternative forms
  • ვარჯისი (varǯisi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ورزش (varzeš). Compare Armenian վարժ (varž), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vard͡ʒiʃi/, [vaɾd͡ʒiʃi]
  • Hyphenation: ვარ‧ჯი‧ში

Noun

ვარჯიში • (varǯiši) (plural ვარჯიშები)

  1. exercise

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ვარჯიშობა (varǯišoba)
  • ვარჯიშობს (varǯišobs), ავარჯიშებს (avarǯišebs)
  • გავარჯიშება (gavarǯišeba)

See also
  • მოთელვა (motelva)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վարժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ვარჯიში”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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