გუშაგი

Georgian

Etymology

Of Iranian origin. Compare Old Armenian loanword գուշակ (gušak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuʃaɡi/, [ɡ̊uʃaɡi]

Noun

გუშაგი • (gušagi) (plural გუშაგები)

1. guard, guardsman, sentinel, sentry

Derived terms

• ღამის გუშაგი (ɣamis gušagi)
• ცის გუშაგი (cis gušagi)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գուշակ”, 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, pages 596–597