Cchinwali

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Цхинва́ли (Cxinváli), from Georgian ცხინვალი (cxinvali), from Old Georgian krtskhinvali (“land of hornbeams”), from earlier krtskhilvani.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sxinˈva.li/
Rhymes: -ali
Syllabification: Cchin‧wa‧li

Proper noun

Cchinwali n (indeclinable)

Tskhinvali (the capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia)

Further reading

Cchinwali in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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