კოთხო

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• კორთხო (ḳortxo)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ḳatx-. Doublet of კათხა (ḳatxa).

Noun

კოთხო • (ḳotxo) (plural კოთხოეფი)

1. grain-measuring wooden vessel

Descendants

• → Middle Georgian: *კოთხო (*ḳotxo)
  • Georgian: კოთხო (ḳotxo) (Guria, Upper Adjara, Imereti, Lechkhumi)
  • → Bats: კოთხო̂ (ḳotxô, “wooden goblet”)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “კოთხო”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 720