ყაყაჩო

Georgian

Etymology

Related to Middle Armenian կակաչ (kakačʻ, “poppy”). Of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare Persian خشخاش (xašxâš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [χʼaχʼat͡ʃʰo]
• Hyphenation: ყა‧ყა‧ჩო

Noun

ყაყაჩო • (q̇aq̇ačo) (plural ყაყაჩოები)

1. poppy, Papaver gen. et spp.

Derived terms

• ყაყაჩურა (q̇aq̇ačura)
• ყაყაჩორა (q̇aq̇ačora)

Descendants

• → Abaza: кӏакӏачӏ (kʼakʼaćʼ)
• → Ossetian: хъахъашо (qaqašo), хъахъачо (qaqaḱo)

See also

• ხაშხაში (xašxaši)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կակաչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 489a
• Archimandrit Lazarus (Gagnidse-Dwali) (2012) “ყაყაჩო”, in Botanisches Wörterbuch Deutsch–Georgisch, Georgisch–Deutsch‎^[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Pavoriṭ Ṗrinṭi, page 146
• Čubinov, David (1887) “ყაყაჩო”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[2], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 1374
• Eristavi, Rapiel (1884) Краткий грузино-русско-латинский словарь, из трех естественных царств природы [Concise Georgian–Russian–Latin dictionary, from the three natural kingdoms]‎^[3], Тифлис: тип. Канцелярии главноначальствующего гражд. частью на Кавказе, § 943, page 66
• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ყაყაჩო”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[4], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
• Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, § 182, page 150
• Tschenkéli, Kita (1960–1974) “ყაყაჩო”, in Georgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch, appeared in 26 fascicles, since fascicle 8 edited by Yolanda Marchev, Zürich: Amirani-Verlag, page 1669b