ჯოჯოხეთი

Georgian

Etymology

From assimilation from earlier *დოჯოხეთი (*doǯoxeti), from *დოჯოხი (*doǯoxi), an (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  borrowing; related to Old Armenian դժոխ (džox), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɔdʒɔχɛtʰɪ/

Noun

ჯოჯოხეთი • (ǯoǯoxeti) (plural ჯოჯოხეთები)

1. hell

Descendants

• Chechen: жоьжахати (žöžaxati)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դժոխք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press