ღერღავს

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian [Term?], from Proto-Kartvelian root *ɣerɣ- (to grind coarsely; to gnaw).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣerɣavs/, [ʁeɾʁafs]
  • Hyphenation: ღერ‧ღავს

Verb[edit]

ღერღავს (ɣerɣavs) (third-person singular present active indicative)

  1. (transitive) to grind coarsely
  2. (transitive) to gnaw, chew on

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References[edit]

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 223