ვაჟი

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably a Nakh borrowing, compare: Bats ვაშო̂ (vašô, brother), Chechen ваша (vaša), Ingush воша (voša).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vaʒi/
  • Hyphenation: ვა‧ჟი

Noun[edit]

ვაჟი (važi) (plural ვაჟები)

  1. son
  2. young man, boy

Inflection[edit]

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Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Svan: ღუ̂ა̈ჟ (ɣûäž, son, man, boy), ღუ̂ა̈ჟმა̄რე (ɣûäžmāre, male, brave, courageous)

Further reading[edit]

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