კაწახი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian კაწახი (ḳac̣axi, “vinegar; unripe (grape)”). Compare Old Armenian քացախ (kʻacʻax, “vinegar”) and Georgian კოწახი (ḳoc̣axi, “sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʼat͡sʼaχi]
• Hyphenation: კა‧წა‧ხი

Adjective

Adjectival declension of კაწახი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	კაწახი (ḳac̣axi)
ergative	კაწახმა (ḳac̣axma)
dative, adverbial	კაწახ (ḳac̣ax)
vocative	კაწახო (ḳac̣axo)

კაწახი • (ḳac̣axi) (not comparable)

1. (of a fruit) unripe

See also

• კოწახი (ḳoc̣axi)
• კოწამახი (ḳoc̣amaxi)

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “კაწახი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 194
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “քացախ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 565b