მახჳლი

Old Georgian

Etymology

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Noun

მახჳლი • (maxwili)

sword, sabre
razor
(rare) object made out of iron

Adjective

მახჳლი • (maxwili)

sharpened (sword or knife)
fiery, quick-tempered
cruel

Synonyms

ხმალი (xmali)

Derived terms

მახჳლოსანი (maxwilosani)

Descendants

Georgian: მახვილი (maxvili)

References

Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973), “მახჳლი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 224

Further reading

Furnée, Edzard Johan (1979) Vorgriechisch-Kartvelisches: Studien zum ostmediterranen Substrat nebst einem Versuch zu einer neuen pelasgischen Theorie (in German), Editions Peeters, →ISBN, page 33

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