Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian გლეხი (glexi), of the same Iranian origin as Old Armenian գռեհ (gṙeh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡlexi/, [ɡ̊leχi]
  • Hyphenation: გლე‧ხი

Noun

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გლეხი (glexi) (plural გლეხები)

  1. countryman, peasant, rustic

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bats: გლეხ (glex)

Further reading

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  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “გლეხი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press