ყანჩა

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Georgian ყანჩი (q̇anči, vulture).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /qʼant͡ʃa/, [χʼant͡ʃʰa]
  • Hyphenation: ყან‧ჩა

Noun[edit]

ყანჩა (q̇anča) (plural ყანჩები)

  1. heron

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ყანჩა”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 465a
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ყანჩა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[2], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 401a
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ყანჩი1”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press