Bats edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ʕabiḳ. Cognate with Chechen ӏайг (ˀajg), Ingush ӏаг (ˀag).

Noun edit

ჺაბიკ (ʿabiḳclass bd

  1. spoon (scooped utensil for eating (or serving))

Descendants edit

  • Georgian: აფიკა (apiḳa, deep wooden spoon), აფიკაი (apiḳai)Khevsureti

Further reading edit

  • Ḳaḳašvili, Diana (2022) “ჺაბიკ”, in C̣ovatušur-kartuli leksiḳoni [Bats-Georgian dictionary] (Ḳavḳasiur-kartuli leksiḳonebi; II), Tbilisi, page 241b