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Georgian
Etymology
From Middle Georgian ხვირი (xviri), from Old Georgian ხჳრი (xwiri, “crown; headwear”), from Old Armenian խոյր (xoyr). Doublet of ხოირი (xoiri).
Noun
ხვირი • (xviri) (plural ხვირები)
- (archaic) kalimavkion, kamilavka (priest headwear)
- (obsolete) tiara, diadem
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References
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ხვირი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 467
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խոյր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press