ქვიშა

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian ქჳშაჲ (kwišay), მქჳშაჲ (mkwišay). Related to Mingrelian ქვიშა (kviša).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʰviʃa/, [kʰʷiʃa]
  • Hyphenation: ქვი‧შა

Noun[edit]

ქვიშა (kviša) (uncountable)

  1. sand

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Bats: ქვიშ (kviš)
  • Ossetian: кусӕ (kusæ, fine gravel)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ქვიშა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 713