ჯვეში

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁w- (“to be old (of things)”). Cognate with Georgian ძველი (ʒveli), Laz მჯვეში (mǯveši) and Svan ჯუინელ (ǯuinel).

Noun

ჯვეში • (ǯveši)

  1. old

References
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ჯვეში”, in megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 2044
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