ხავერდი

Georgian

Etymology

Shanidze proposes, that it comes from ხაო (xao) + -ედი (-edi), evolution of it being as such ხავერდი < *ხავედი < *ხაოედი.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaverdi/, [χaveɾdi]
  • Hyphenation: ხა‧ვერ‧დი

Noun

ხავერდი • (xaverdi) (plural ხავერდები)

  1. velvet

Inflection

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Derived terms

References

  • Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, § 163, page 125, under -ედ, notes
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