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

  • IPA(key): /avi/
  • Hyphenation: ავი

Adjective edit

ავი (avi) (comparative უფრო ავი, superlative ყველაზე ავი)

  1. currish
  2. wicked, evil

Derived terms edit

Laz edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آو (av).

Noun edit

ავი (avi) (Latin spelling avi)

  1. 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