ხვალ

Georgian

Etymology

Akin to Old Georgian ხვალე (xvale, tomorrow), whence ხვალე (xvale). Related to Old Armenian վաղ (vał, early; tomorrow) and together with it borrowed from an unknown third source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xval/, [χʷal]
  • Hyphenation: ხვალ

Adverb

ხვალ • (xval)

  1. tomorrow

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References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ხვალ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 562
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “վաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 297ab
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