ნიანგი
Georgian
Etymology
From Iranian, according to Ačaṙean via Old Armenian նհանգ (nhang). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian nhng (nihang) and see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niɑnɡi/
- Hyphenation: ნი‧ან‧გი
Noun
ნიანგი • (niangi) (plural ნიანგები)
Derived terms
- ნიანგის ცრემლები (niangis cremlebi)
See also
- ალიგატორი (aligaṭori)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “նհանգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 458b
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