ავი
Georgian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Georgian ჰავი (havi), ავი (avi, “evil, wicked”). Further origin is unknown. Considering the initial ჰ- (h-), the word is most likely borrowed from an outside source.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
Adjectival declension of ავი
ავი • (avi) (comparative უფრო ავი, superlative ყველაზე ავი)
Derived terms edit
Laz edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آو (av).
Noun edit
ავი • (avi) (Latin spelling avi)
- hunting, hunt
- დიდო მთვირი მთვაში ავჯეფექ ხედიკითე ავიშე ულუნან
- dido mtviri mtvaşi avcepek xediǩite avişe ulunan
- When there is a lot of snow, hunters go hunting wearing xediks(a type of snowshoe)
Further reading edit
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “avi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ავი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi