ქაჯი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ქაჯი (kaǯi), from Persian کج (kaj, crooked, curved, wry, distorted, bent, dislocated) or Old Armenian քաջ (kʻaǰ). More widely attested in Middle Georgian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰad͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: ქა‧ჯი

Noun

ქაჯი • (kaǯi) (plural ქაჯები)

  1. (Georgian mythology) kaj, kaji
  2. ill-mannered

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Bats: ქაჯ (kaǯ)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քաջ”, 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), “ქაჯი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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