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Georgian
Etymology
From ხანი (xani, “era, time”).
Pronunciation
Postposition
-ხან • (-xan)
- (Adjara, Kobuleti, Guria) when, upon
- წასლა (c̣asla, “to go, leave”) + -იხან (-ixan) → წასლიხან (c̣aslixan, “when one goes”)
- ჯდომა (ǯdoma, “to sit”) + -იხან (-ixan) → ჯდომიხან (ǯdomixan, “when one is sitting”)
წასლიხან ბებიაშენს წუუღე მაი წამლები.- c̣aslixan bebiašens c̣uuɣe mai c̣amlebi.
- Take those medicines with you to your grandma.
Usage notes
Suffixed on the genitive form of limited number of verbal nouns, mainly ჯდომა (ǯdoma), წასლა (c̣asla), მოსლა (mosla). The genitive ს (s) is always deleted.