ავაზა
Georgian
Etymology
From Middle Georgian ავაზა (avaza, “cheetah”), from Old Georgian ავაზაჲ (avazay), ავაზი (avazi, “leopard”). From Iranian, however, according to Hübschmann and Ačaṙyan, via Old Armenian յաւազ (yawaz); see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /avaza/
- Hyphenation: ავა‧ზა
Noun
ავაზა • (avaza) (plural ავაზები)
- cheetah
- hound
References
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973), “ავაზა”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 2
- Čubinov, David (1887), “ავაზა”, in Gruzinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Georgian–Russian Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 8b
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 199
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “յովազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 407a