უ̂ოშთხუ̂

უ̂ოშთხუ̂

Svan

Svan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : უ̂ოშთხუ̂ (ûoštxû)     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)

1. four

References

• Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “უ̂ოშთხუ̂”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1581