ჩიჩახვი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ჩინჩახვი (činčaxvi), ჩიჩაყვი (čičaq̇vi)

Etymology

Probably from Old Georgian ინჩაჴუ (inčaqu, crop) by adding ჩ- (č-). The alternative form that contains () must be contaminated with ჩიყვი (čiq̇vi, goitre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃit͡ʃaxvi/, [t͡ʃʰit͡ʃʰaχʷi]
  • Hyphenation: ჩი‧ჩახ‧ვი

Noun

ჩიჩახვი • (čičaxvi) (plural ჩიჩახვები)

  1. (anatomy) crop, craw
  2. (anatomy) gizzard

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Svan: ჩინჩა̈ხუ̂ (činčäxû), ჩიჩა̈ხუ̂ (čičäxû), ჩინჩაყუ̂ (činčaq̇û), ჩინჩა̈ყუ̂ (činčäq̇û)

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჩიჩახვი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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