მეტაქსი

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μετάξιον (metáxion), from μέταξα (métaxa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛˈtʼɑkʰsi/
  • Hyphenation: მე‧ტაქ‧სი

Noun

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მეტაქსი (meťaksi) (Latin spelling meťaksi) (Jigetore, VitseArkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. silk
    Synonym: წიქვა (ǯikva)
    მეტაქსიშ მუნტური
    meťaksiş munťuri
    silkworm

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մետաքս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 306b
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “metʼaksi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მეტაქსი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi