გირაო

Georgian

Etymology

Of the same Iranian origin as Old Armenian գրաւ (graw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡirao/, [ɡ̊iɾao]

Noun

გირაო • (girao) (plural გირაოები)

1. gage, hock, lien, mortgage, pawn, pledge

Synonyms

• წინდი (c̣indi)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գրաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 604b