ნახირი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ნახირ (naxir) Ingilo

Etymology

From Old Georgian ნახირი (naxiri), borrowed from Old Armenian նախիր (naxir).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naxiri/, [naχiɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ნა‧ხი‧რი

Noun

ნახირი • (naxiri) (plural ნახირები)

  1. herd (of cattle)

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bats: ნახირ (naxir)

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ნახირი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 325
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նախիր”, 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 421b
  • Erckert, Roderich von (1895) Die Sprachen des kaukasischen Stammes. I. Theil. Wörterverzeichniss (in German), Vienna: Alfred Hölder, page 80
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