ვეფხი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ვემხი (vemxi), ვემხვი (vemxvi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Georgian ვეფხი (vepxi).

Noun

ვეფხი • (vepxi) (plural ვეფხეფი)

1. Synonym of ჸილო (ʾilo, “tiger”)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ვეფხი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 547

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Old Georgian

Etymology

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Noun

ვეფხი • (vepxi)

1. tiger
2. leopard

Derived terms

• ვეფხისტყაოსანი (vepxisṭq̇aosani)

Descendants

• Georgian: ვეფხვი (vepxvi)
• → Bats: ვეფხ (vepx)
• → Bezhta: бебхи (bebxi)
• → Hinukh: бебхи (bebxi)
• → Hunzib: бевхи (bevxi), бебхи (bebxi)
• → Laz: ვეფხვი (vepxvi)
• → Mingrelian: ვეფხი (vepxi), ვემხი (vemxi), ვემხვი (vemxvi)
• → Svan: უ̂ეფხ (ûepx)

References

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ვეფხი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 157
• Čuxua, Merab (2007) Iberiul-ičkeriul enata šedarebiti gramaṭiḳa [Ibero-Ichkerian Comparative Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, pages 330–331, compares to Ingush ферх (ferx)