Georgian

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Etymology

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Related to the synonymous Middle Armenian խաւ (xaw).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xao/, [χao]
  • Hyphenation: ხაო

Noun

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ხაო (xao) (plural ხაოები)

  1. soft, fuzzy things on a surface (nap, down, indumentum)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 350ab