ахҷаҭ

Abkhaz

Etymology

Cognate with Abaza чата (ćata), Adyghe щатэ (śatɛ), Kabardian шатэ (šatɛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aχtʃʼatʰ]

Noun

а-хҷаҭ • (a-xčʼat)

1. cream (oily part of milk)

Descendants

• → Mingrelian: ხეჭეთი (xeč̣eti), ხჷჭეთი (xəč̣eti)

References

• Abdokov, A. I. (1973) Фонетические и лексические параллели абхазско-адыгских языков [Phonetic and lexical parallels of the Abkhaz-Adyghean languages]‎^[1] (in Russian), Nalchik: Elbrus, page 75
• Кварчия, В. Е. (1981) Животноводческая (пастушеская) лексика в абхазском языке [Animal husbandry (pastoral) vocabulary in Abkhaz]‎^[2] (in Russian), Sukhumi: Alashara, page 119