ჩვილი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჩჩჳლი (ččwili), ჩჳლი (čwili), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ččw-il- (soft (of animate objects), tender), from Proto-Kartvelian *čečw- ~ *ččw- (to soften). Cognate with Mingrelian ჩქიჩქუ (čkičku), ჩქჷჩქჷ (čkəčkə), ჩქიჩქი (čkički) and Laz ჩიჩქუ (çiçku), ჩუჩქუ (çuçku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃvili/, [t͡ʃʰʷili]
  • Hyphenation: ჩვი‧ლი

Adjective

ჩვილი • (čvili) (comparative უფრო ჩვილი, superlative ყველაზე ჩვილი)

  1. soft, tender
  2. gentle, loving (of someone's character)
  3. fresh and soft (of cheese)
  4. baby, newborn (of babies, birds, etc.)

Noun

ჩვილი • (čvili) (plural ჩვილები)

  1. infant, newborn

Inflection

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References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჩვილი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 513
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 258
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