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Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετάξιον (metáxion), from μέταξα (métaxa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛˈtʼɑkʰsi/
- Hyphenation: მე‧ტაქ‧სი
Noun
მეტაქსი • (meťaksi) (Latin spelling meťaksi) (Jigetore, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)
- silk
- Synonym: წიქვა (ǯikva)
მეტაქსიშ მუნტური- meťaksiş munťuri
- silkworm
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մետաքս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 306b
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “metʼaksi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მეტაქსი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi