კამეჩი

Georgian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Georgian კამბეჩი (ḳambeči), გამეჩი (gameči), from Old Georgian კამბეჩი (ḳambeči), კამბეში (ḳambeši). An Iranian borrowing. Compare Persian گاومیش (gâvmiš) and see there for more.

Another Old Georgian term გამეში (gameši) is probably borrowed from Persian گامیش (gâmêš).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʼamet͡ʃi/, [kʼamet͡ʃʰi]
  • Hyphenation: კა‧მე‧ჩი

Noun

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კამეჩი (ḳameči) (plural კამეჩები)

  1. buffalo

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Ossetian: къа́мбец (k’ámbec, buffalo)

References

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  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 618
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “კამეჩი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 191