გველეშაპი

Georgian

Alternative forms
  • გველაშაპი (gvelašaṗi)

Etymology

გველი (gveli, “snake”) +‎ ვეშაპი (vešaṗi, “whale”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡveleʃapʼi/, [ɡ̊ʷeleʃapʼi]
  • Hyphenation: გვე‧ლე‧შა‧პი

Noun

გველეშაპი • (gvelešaṗi)

  1. mythical dragon

Descendants
  • → Abkhaz: агәылшьаԥ (agʷəlšap)
  • → Mingrelian: გვერშაპი (gveršaṗi)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վիշապ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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