ქაჯი

Georgian

Etymology

From Persian کج (kaj, crooked, curved, wry, distorted, bent, dislocated) or Armenian քաջ (kʿaǰ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɑdʒi/
  • Hyphenation: ქა‧ჯი

Noun

ქაჯი (kaǯi) (plural ქაჯები)

  1. (Georgian mythology) kaj, kaji
  2. ill-mannered

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քաջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Arnold Čikobava et al., editors (1950–64), ქაჯი”, in kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi
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