ხავსი

Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Georgian მხავსი (mxavsi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xavsi/, [χafsi]
  • Hyphenation: ხავ‧სი

Noun

ხავსი • (xavsi) (plural ხავსები)

  1. moss

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ხავსი ეკიდება (xavsi eḳideba)
  • ხავსს ეჭიდება ნაკლებად (xavss eč̣ideba naḳlebad)

Descendants

  • Bats: ხავს (xavs)
  • Svan: ხაუ̂ის (xaûis), ხაუ̂იზ (xaûiz)
  • Tsakhur: хавсий

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ხავსი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მხავსი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 313
  • Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1975) “ფხავსი”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words] (in Georgian), volume II, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 169b
  • ფხავსი”, in Čveneburebis kartuli leksiḳoni [Dictionary of Chveneburi Georgian] (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2011–2014
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