ბაყაყი

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Akin to Laz მაი (mai). Old Georgian მყუარი (mq̇uari, frog) is not related to this word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ბა‧ყა‧ყი

Noun

ბაყაყი (baq̇aq̇i) (plural ბაყაყები)

  1. frog
    Synonyms: ღვაჭიჭა (ɣvač̣ič̣a) (Guria), ყვარტი̆ (q̇varṭĭ) (Tusheti, Fereydan)

Inflection

Declension of ბაყაყი (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative ბაყაყი (baq̇aq̇i) ბაყაყები (baq̇aq̇ebi) ბაყაყნი (baq̇aq̇ni)
ergative ბაყაყმა (baq̇aq̇ma) ბაყაყებმა (baq̇aq̇ebma) ბაყაყთ(ა) (baq̇aq̇t(a))
dative ბაყაყს(ა) (baq̇aq̇s(a)) ბაყაყებს(ა) (baq̇aq̇ebs(a)) ბაყაყთ(ა) (baq̇aq̇t(a))
genitive ბაყაყის(ა) (baq̇aq̇is(a)) ბაყაყების(ა) (baq̇aq̇ebis(a)) ბაყაყთ(ა) (baq̇aq̇t(a))
instrumental ბაყაყით(ა) (baq̇aq̇it(a)) ბაყაყებით(ა) (baq̇aq̇ebit(a))
adverbial ბაყაყად(ა) (baq̇aq̇ad(a)) ბაყაყებად(ა) (baq̇aq̇ebad(a))
vocative ბაყაყო (baq̇aq̇o) ბაყაყებო (baq̇aq̇ebo) ბაყაყნო (baq̇aq̇no)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of ბაყაყი (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking a dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) ბაყაყზე (baq̇aq̇ze) ბაყაყებზე (baq̇aq̇ebze)
-თან (-tan, near) ბაყაყთან (baq̇aq̇tan) ბაყაყებთან (baq̇aq̇ebtan)
-ში (-ši, in) ბაყაყში (baq̇aq̇ši) ბაყაყებში (baq̇aq̇ebši)
-ვით (-vit, like) ბაყაყივით (baq̇aq̇ivit) ბაყაყებივით (baq̇aq̇ebivit)
postpositions taking a genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) ბაყაყისთვის (baq̇aq̇istvis) ბაყაყებისთვის (baq̇aq̇ebistvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) ბაყაყისებრ (baq̇aq̇isebr) ბაყაყებისებრ (baq̇aq̇ebisebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) ბაყაყისკენ (baq̇aq̇isḳen) ბაყაყებისკენ (baq̇aq̇ebisḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) ბაყაყისგან (baq̇aq̇isgan) ბაყაყებისგან (baq̇aq̇ebisgan)
postpositions taking an instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) ბაყაყიდან (baq̇aq̇idan) ბაყაყებიდან (baq̇aq̇ebidan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) ბაყაყითურთ (baq̇aq̇iturt) ბაყაყებითურთ (baq̇aq̇ebiturt)
postpositions taking an adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) ბაყაყამდე (baq̇aq̇amde) ბაყაყებამდე (baq̇aq̇ebamde)

Derived terms

References

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ბაყაყი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მყუარი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 304
  • მაყაყი”, in Čveneburebis kartuli leksiḳoni [Dictionary of Chveneburi Georgian]‎ (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2011–2014
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    Neisser, Friedrich (1953) Studien zur georgischen Wortbildung (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes; XXXI, 2)‎ (in German), published by Gerhard Deeters, Wiesbaden: Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft, page 65