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Georgian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Armenian նհանգ (nhang), from Parthian 𐼻𐼶𐼻𐼸 (/nihang/). Compare Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /nihang/) and see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nianɡi/,
- Hyphenation: ნი‧ან‧გი
Noun
ნიანგი • (niangi) (plural ნიანგები)
- crocodile
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References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նհանգ”, 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 458b