ხემსი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ხეფსი (xepsi)

Etymology

From Old Georgian ხევსი (xevsi, light meal; puree, porridge). Compare Mingrelian ხეცა (xeca, snack).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xemsi/, [χemsi]
  • Hyphenation: ხემ‧სი

Noun

ხემსი • (xemsi) (plural ხემსები)

  1. snack

Inflection

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See also

  • წაიხემსებს (c̣aixemsebs)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ხემსი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 561b
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ხემსი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ხეფსი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Č̣q̇onia, Ilia (1910) “ხემსი”, in Siṭq̇vis-ḳona. Saba-sulxan orbelianis da davit čubinašvilis leksiḳonebši gamoṭovebuli siṭq̇vebi / Грузинский Глоссарий. Слова не вошедшие в словари Савы-Сулхана Орбелиани и Давида Чубинова (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 1), with etymologies added by N. Marr, Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 71
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ხემსი”, 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 466a
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