ხახვი

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ხახვები

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian ხახჳ (xaxwi). Together with Svan ხახუ̂ (xaxû) ultimately borrowed from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *χǝ̄wχV (onion); compare Bezhta хагъо (xağo) and Chechen хох (xox). Related to Ossetian хахуы (xax°y, allium).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xaxvi/, [χaχʷi]
  • Hyphenation: ხახ‧ვი

Noun[edit]

ხახვი (xaxvi) (plural ხახვები)

  1. onion, allium

Inflection[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Mingrelian: ხვარხვი (xvarxvi)
  • ? Ossetian: хахуы (xax°y)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L.; Starostin, Sergei A. (1994), “*χǝ̄wχV”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

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