Ossetian

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Etymology

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From Georgian კრება (ḳreba, gathering), due to the city historically serving as a trading point.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Чъреба (Ḱ’reba)

  1. Tskhinvali (the capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia)

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Натиев, Ф. (1873) “Цхинвали”, in Кавказъ[1] (in Russian), number 36, Тифлисъ, page 1f