ჩოხა

Georgian
A man in chokha

Alternative forms
  • ჩოჴა (čoqa) – Middle Georgian

Etymology

From Persian چوقا‎ (čôqâ). See Ottoman Turkish چوقه‎ (çoka, çoha, çuka, çuha) for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃoxa/
  • Hyphenation: ჩო‧ხა

Noun

ჩოხა • (čoxa) (plural ჩოხები)

  1. chokha

Descendants
  • → Bats: ჩოჴაჸო̆ (čoqaʾŏ) (from Middle Georgian)
  • → English: chokha
  • → Ingush: чокхи (čoqi) (from Middle Georgian)
  • → Ossetian: цухъхъа (cuqqa), цохъа (coqa) (from Middle Georgian)

Further reading
  • Абаев, В. И. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, page 316
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