ვეშაპი

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian ვეშაპი (vešaṗi), ultimately an Iranian borrowing. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬱𐬁𐬞𐬀 (višāpa, “an epithet of a dragon”) and Old Armenian վիշապ (višap).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /veʃapʼi/
  • Hyphenation: ვე‧შა‧პი

Noun[edit]

ვეშაპი • (vešaṗi) (plural ვეშაპები)

  1. whale
  2. dragon

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վիշապ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čubinov, David (1887) “ვეშაპი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press
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