ცხოველი

Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian ცხოველი (cxoveli), ცხოელი (cxoeli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁xow-el-, from *c₁xow- (whence also Georgian ცხვარი (cxvari), Georgian ცხოვრება (cxovreba)). Cognate with Mingrelian ჩხოუ (čxou, cow) and Laz მჩხური (mçxuri, sheep); see below for more.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡sxoveli/, [t͡sʰχoveli]
  • Hyphenation: ცხო‧ვე‧ლი

Noun edit

ცხოველი (cxoveli) (plural ცხოველები)

  1. beastly animal

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Adjective edit

ცხოველი (cxoveli) (comparative უფრო ცხოველი, superlative ყველაზე ცხოველი)

  1. lively, keen, strong, passionate

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Old Georgian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁xow-el-, formed by affixing *с₁xow- with the word-forming suffix *-el-. Words of the same origin include ცხოვრება (cxovreba), ცხოვარი (cxovari), ცხონება (cxoneba), etc.

Noun edit

ცხოველი (cxoveli)

  1. animal
  2. beast

Adjective edit

ცხოველი (cxoveli)

  1. alive, animate

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Georgian: ცხოველი (cxoveli)

References edit

  • Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 606
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 276
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 585
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ცხოველი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 522
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ცხოველი”, 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 435