რახსი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian რახსი (raxsi); see below.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾaχsi]
• Hyphenation: რახ‧სი

Noun

რახსი • (raxsi) (plural რახსები)

1. (obsolete) maroon horse

References

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “რახსი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Raxsā- (“swift-flowing”). See Old Armenian Երասխ (Erasx) for more.

Proper noun

რახსი • (raxsi)

1. Araks

References

• Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎^[1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 12