ხორხი

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჴორჴი (qorqi, larynx; throat), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *qorq- (throat, pharynx; jaws). Cognate with Mingrelian ხურხი (xurxi) and Laz ხურხი (xurxi). Klimov compares the form to Proto-Kartvelian *qarqa- (whence also Georgian ხახა (xaxa)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xorxi/,
  • Hyphenation: ხორ‧ხი

Noun

ხორხი (xorxi) (plural ხორხები)

  1. larynx, voice box

Inflection

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Derived terms

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ხორხი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 570
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 340

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *xarx-. See Old Georgian ხერხი (xerxi) for more.

Noun

ხორხი (xorxi)

  1. saw (tool for sawing)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Abkhaz: ахуархь (axwarxʲ)

References

  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ხორხი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 407a