Georgian

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Etymology

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Of the same Iranian origin as Old Armenian գրաւ (graw).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡirao/, [ɡ̊iɾao]

Noun

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გირაო (girao) (plural გირაოები)

  1. gage, hock, lien, mortgage, pawn, pledge

Declension

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գրաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 604b