Georgian edit

Etymology edit

Related to the synonymous Middle Armenian խաւ (xaw).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xao/, [χao]
  • Hyphenation: ხაო

Noun edit

ხაო (xao) (plural ხაოები)

  1. soft, fuzzy things on a surface (nap, down, indumentum)

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 350ab