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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ჰავი (havi), ავი (avi, “evil, wicked”). Further origin is unknown. Considering the initial ჰ- (h-), the word is most likely borrowed from an outside source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /avi/
- Hyphenation: ავი
Adjective
| Case
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adjective
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| nominative, genitive, instrumental
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ავი (avi)
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| ergative
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ავმა (avma)
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| dative, adverbial
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ავ (av)
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| vocative
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ავო (avo)
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ავი • (avi) (comparative უფრო ავი, superlative ყველაზე ავი)
- currish
- wicked, evil
Derived terms
Laz
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آو (av).
Noun
ავი • (avi) (Latin spelling avi)
- hunting, hunt
დიდო მთვირი მთვაში ავჯეფექ ხედიკითე ავიშე ულუნან- dido mtviri mtvaşi avcepek xediǩite avişe ulunan
- When there is a lot of snow, hunters go hunting wearing xediks(a type of snowshoe)
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “avi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ავი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi