იხვი

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Georgian

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იხვები

Etymology

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From Old Georgian იხუ (ixu), იხჳ (ixwi), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ixw-. Mingrelian იხვინჯა (ixvinǯa) is a cognate to dialectal Zanism ხვირიკა (xviriḳa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ixvi/, [iχʷi]
  • Hyphenation: იხ‧ვი

Noun

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იხვი (ixvi) (plural იხვები)

  1. duck (aquatic bird)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Avar: ихви (ixʷi)
  • Bats: იხვ (ixv)
  • Bezhta: иху (ixu)
  • Chechen: ихо (ixo)Kist
  • Hinukh: ихурахъ (ixuraq)
  • Hunzib: иху (ixu)
  • Udi: ихви (iχvi)

See also

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