Abkhaz edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *akʰətʰa (village). Possibly related to Proto-Iranian *kátah, Proto-Mongolic *kotan and Ainu コタン (kotan, village).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

а-қыҭа (a-kəta) (pl ақыҭақәа)

  1. village
  2. community