ცოცხალი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ცოცხალი (cocxali).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sʰot͡sʰχali]
• Hyphenation: ცო‧ცხა‧ლი

Adjective

Adjectival declension of ცოცხალი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ცოცხალი (cocxali)
ergative	ცოცხალმა (cocxalma)
dative, adverbial	ცოცხალ (cocxal)
vocative	ცოცხალო (cocxalo)

ცოცხალი • (cocxali) (comparative უფრო ცოცხალი, superlative ყველაზე ცოცხალი)

1. alive, animate, brisk, live, lively, living, spirited, spry

Derived terms

• სიცოცხლე (sicocxle)

Descendants

• → Armenian: ցոցխալ (cʻocʻxal)

Further reading

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ცოცხალი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
• Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, page 599, reconstructs Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁oc₁x-, deriving Mingrelian ჩხონჩხი (čxončxi, “liver”) from the same root. This reconstruction is no longer considered in newer works.

Old Georgian

Adjective

ცოცხალი • (cocxali)

1. alive
2. healthy

Derived terms

• განცოცხლებული (gancocxlebuli)
• განცოცხლდა (gancocxlda)

Descendants

• Georgian: ცოცხალი (cocxali)

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ცოცხალი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 519a