Georgian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian ყუავი (q̇uavi), most probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Mingrelian ყვარია (q̇varia), კვარია (ḳvaria) and Laz ყვარი (qvari), ყვაროჯი (qvaroci), ყვაოჯი (qvaoci). Also compare onomatopoeiae Georgian ყვა (q̇va, caw), Mingrelian ყვა (q̇va), ყვაუ (q̇vau) and Svan ყუა (q̇ua), ყუ̂ა (q̇ûa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qʼvavi/, [χʼʷavi]
  • Hyphenation: ყვა‧ვი

Noun

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ყვავი (q̇vavi) (plural ყვავები)

  1. crow
  2. (card games) spade

Inflection

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ყვავი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 468