კალმახი

Georgian

Etymology

Starostin reconstructs Proto-Georgian-Zan *ḳalmax- (fish). Cognate with Laz კალმახა (ḳalmaxa) and Svan კალმახ (ḳalmax), კალმა̈ხ (ḳalmäx), კალმახუ̂ (ḳalmaxû).

On the other hand, Marr derives from Armenian կարմրախայտ (karmraxayt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼɑlmɑxi/
  • Hyphenation: კალ‧მა‧ხი

Noun

კალმახი (ḳalmaxi) (plural კალმახები)

  1. trout

Inflection

References

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