უოშთხუ

Svan

**Svan cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : უოშთხუ (uoštxu) Ordinal : [[]]? (?)

Alternative forms

ო̄შთხუ̂ (ōštxû)
ოშთხუ̂ (oštxû)
უ̂ო̄შთხუ̂ (ûōštxû)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *otxo- (“four”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognates include Georgian ოთხი (otxi); see there for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wɔʃtʰxw/

Numeral

უ̂ოშთხუ̂ • (ûoštxû)

four

References

topuria, varlam; kaldani, maksime (1994), “უოშთხუ”, in svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1581

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