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Mingrelian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Georgian ვეფხი (vepxi).
Noun
ვეფხი • (vepxi) (plural ვეფხეფი)
- 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
Old Georgian
Etymology
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Noun
ვეფხი • (vepxi)
- tiger
- leopard
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ვეფხი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (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)