ავი

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian ჰავი (havi), ავი (avi, evil, wicked). Further origin is unknown. Considering the initial ჰ- (h-), the word is most likely borrowed from an outside source.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /avi/
  • Hyphenation: ავი

Adjective[edit]

ავი (avi) (comparative უფრო ავი, superlative ყველაზე ავი)

  1. currish
  2. wicked, evil

Derived terms[edit]

Laz[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آو (av).

Noun[edit]

ავი (avi) (Latin spelling avi)

  1. hunting, hunt
    დიდო მთვირი მთვაში ავჯეფექ ხედიკითე ავიშე ულუნან
    dido mtviri mtvaşi avcepek xediǩite avişe ulunan
    When there is a lot of snow, hunters go hunting wearing xediks(a type of snowshoe)

Further reading[edit]

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “avi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ავი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi