მახჳლი

Old Georgian

Etymology

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Noun

მახჳლი • (maxwili)

1. sword, sabre
2. razor
3. (rare) object made out of iron

Adjective

მახჳლი • (maxwili)

1. sharpened (sword or knife)
2. fiery, quick-tempered
3. cruel

Synonyms

• ხმალი (xmali)

Derived terms

• მახჳლოსანი (maxwilosani)

Descendants

• Georgian: მახვილი (maxvili)

References

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მახჳლი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 224

Further reading

• Furnée, Edzard Johan (1979) Vorgriechisch-Kartvelisches: Studien zum ostmediterranen Substrat nebst einem Versuch zu einer neuen pelasgischen Theorie (in German), Editions Peeters, →ISBN, page 33