მხიე
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Georgian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
მხიე • (mxie)
- second-person singular imperative of ხევს (xevs), მხევს (mxevs), with the first person singular (commander) being the object, while the commanded person is the subject of this action.
- second-person singular past simple of მხიე (mxie): You hit me hard.
Usage notes[edit]
The word ხევა (xeva) (to hit or strike someone) is colloquial.
Etymology 2[edit]
Perhaps borrowed from Armenian մուխ (mux, “smoke”).
Adjective[edit]
მხიე • (mxie)
References[edit]
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մուխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 353b
- Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “მხიე”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries][1], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
- Čubinov, David (1840) “მხიე”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 369