Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian ციხჱ (cixē), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡sixe/, [t͡sʰiχe]
  • Hyphenation: ცი‧ხე

Noun

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ციხე (cixe) (plural ციხეები)

  1. fortress
  2. jail, prison

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bats: ციხ (cix)

See also

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Further reading

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  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ციხე”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press