ხავერდი

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shanidze proposes, that it comes from ხაო (xao) +‎ -ედი (-edi), evolution of it being as such ხავერდი < *ხავედი < *ხაოედი.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xaverdi/, [χaveɾdi]
  • Hyphenation: ხა‧ვერ‧დი

Noun[edit]

ხავერდი (xaverdi) (plural ხავერდები)

  1. velvet

Inflection[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, § 163, page 125, under -ედ, notes