Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian ხარკი (xarḳi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xarkʼi/, [χaɾkʼi]
  • Hyphenation: ხარ‧კი

Noun

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ხარკი (xarḳi) (plural ხარკები)

  1. tribute

Inflection

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Old Georgian

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Etymology

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Of the same Iranian origin as Old Armenian հարկ (hark). Doublet of ჰარკ (harḳ).

Noun

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ხარკი (xarḳi)

  1. levy, tax
    Synonym: ზუერი (zueri)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Georgian: ხარკი (xarḳi)

References

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ხარკი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 560
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “հարկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 60, derives from Armenian, however compare ასაკი (asaḳi) and ამბავი (ambavi) and their development
  • Bailey, H. W. (1979) “harga-”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 469a
  • Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “ხარკი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1565a