ქუეყანა

Old Georgian

Alternative forms
  • ქუჱყანა (kuēq̇ana)

Etymology

From ქუე- (kue-) + ყანაჲ (q̇anay), which literally translates as "land that is under us".

Noun

ქუეყანა • (kueq̇ana)

  1. ground, earth
  2. (by extension) land, territory
  3. (by extension) country

Descendants
  • Georgian: ქვეყანა (kveq̇ana)

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (2014) “ქუეყანა”, in Ʒvelkartuli-ʒvelsomxuri doḳumenṭirebuli leksiḳoni [Old Georgian – Old Armenian Documentary Dictionary], Tbilisi: National Centre of Manuscripts, →ISBN, page 766ab
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.