ხათაბალა

Georgian

Etymology

ხათა (xata) +‎ ბალა (bala)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xɑtʰɑbɑlɑ/
Hyphenation: ხა‧თა‧ბა‧ლა

Noun

ხათაბალა • (xatabala)

(colloquial) misfortune, setback, troubles

Descendants

→ Armenian: խաթաբալա (xatʿabala)
→ Azerbaijani: xata-bala

Synonyms

უბედურება (ubedureba)
დავიდარაბა (davidaraba)

Further reading

Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006) , “ხათაბალა”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press

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