Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian ცხელი (cxeli), ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *c₁x-. Akin to სიცხე (sicxe), გამოცხობა (gamocxoba), etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡sxeli/, [t͡sʰχeli]
  • Hyphenation: ცხე‧ლი

Adjective edit

ცხელი (cxeli)

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Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

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Old Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁x-e-, from Proto-Kartvelian *c₁x-.

Noun edit

ცხელი (cxeli)

  1. hot

Descendants edit

  • Georgian: ცხელი (cxeli)

References edit

  • Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc; Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 602
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 275