სიღნაღი

Georgian

Etymology

From Turkish sığınak (“shelter”) as it was a reliable "shelter" for peaceful people during war-times.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɣnaɣi/, [siʁnaʁi]
• Hyphenation: სიღ‧ნა‧ღი

Proper noun

სიღნაღი • (siɣnaɣi)

1. Sighnaghi (a city in Georgia)

References

• სიღნაღი in Zurab Chumburidze, What is your name?, 2003, Logospress, Tbilisi.