რაჭა

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian რაჭა (rač̣a). Further origin:

  • According to Bedoshvili, from Svan რა̈ჭუ̈̂ (räč̣ü̂, rabbit).
  • According to folk etymology, a compound of რა (ra) + ჭა (č̣a), referring to the terrain of the province.
  • According to Shanidze, from the given name რატი (raṭi), the name of the first duke of Duchy of Racha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑtʃʼɑ/
  • Hyphenation: რა‧ჭა

Proper noun

რაჭა (rač̣a)

  1. Racha (historical region of Georgia)

Inflection

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References

  • bedošvili, guram (2002) kartul ṭoṗonimta ganmarṭebit-eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Dictionary of Georgian Geographical Names] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, →ISBN, page 326
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