Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian დევი (devi). An Iranian borrowing. See Persian دیو (dêv) for more.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /devi/, [d̥evi]
  • Hyphenation: დე‧ვი

Noun edit

დევი (devi) (plural დევები)

  1. giant; monster; demon

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Bats: დევ (dev)

See also edit

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “դեւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press