ყბა

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ყბაჲ (q̇bay), from Proto-Kartvelian *q̇ab-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qʼba/, [χʼba]
  • Hyphenation: ყბა

Noun

ყბა • (q̇ba) (plural ყბები)

  1. jaw, jowl
  2. (Khevsureti) beard

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ყბებს დაამტვრევს (q̇bebs daamṭvrevs)
  • ყბას დააღებს (q̇bas daaɣebs)
  • ყბას (q̇bas)

Further reading

  • Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1984) Kartuli ḳiloebi mtaši [Georgian Mountain Dialects] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 1) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: University Press, page 428a
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