ხაჭა

Georgian

Etymology

Probably akin to Old Armenian խաչ (xačʻ). Note also Turkish haça.

Noun

ხაჭა • (xač̣a) (Chveneburi, Adjara)

1. long, thick stick for knocking down walnuts

   Coordinate terms: ჯოხი (ǯoxi), ჭოლოკი (č̣oloḳi), ხალა (xala)

Further reading

• “ხაჭა”, in Čveneburebis kartuli leksiḳoni [Dictionary of Chveneburi Georgian]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2011–2014
• Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1975) “ხაჭა”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words]‎^[2] (in Georgian), volume II, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 361b