ტყვია

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ტყჳვი (ṭq̇wivi), possibly from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭq̇wi-.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʼqʼvia/, [tʼχʼʷia]
  • Hyphenation: ტყვია

Noun

ტყვია • (ṭq̇via) (plural ტყვიები)

  1. lead (metal, chemical element), plumbum (chemical element)
  2. bullet

Derived terms

Descendants
  • →? Bats: ტყივ (ṭq̇iv)

See also

References
  1. Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 413

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ტყჳვი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 416
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