Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian სლვაჲ (slvay), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *wl-a- (walk), from *wal-, *wl-. Cognate with Mingrelian ულა (ula) and Laz ულუ (ulu, traveling).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʷɫa]
  • Hyphenation: სვლა

Noun

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სვლა (svla) (plural სვლები)

  1. an act of walking
    Synonym: სიარული (siaruli)
  2. (of transport) an act of moving
  3. (of time) current
  4. move (in chess, cardgames etc.)

Noun

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სვლა (svla)

  1. verbal noun of დადის (dadis)
  2. verbal noun of ვალს (vals)

Derived terms

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Derived terms

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Terms derived from the verb ვალს/verbal noun “ვლა”