გია

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ̊ia]
• Hyphenation: გია

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian գի (gi).

Noun

გია • (gia) (plural გიები)

1. (obsolete) juniper tree

Synonyms

• ღვია (ɣvia)

References

• Čubinov, David (1887) “გია”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 321
• Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “გია”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎^[2], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Etymology 2

Clipping of გიორგი (giorgi).

Proper noun

გია • (gia)

1. a male given name