ჭაშნიკი

Georgian

Etymology

From Middle Persian *čāšnīg. See Armenian ճաշակ (čašak) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʼaʃnikʼi]

Noun

ჭაშნიკი • (č̣ašniḳi) (plural ჭაშნიკები)

1. A small piece of wine intended for gustation.
2. gustation of wine
3. taste

Derived terms

• დაჭაშნიკება (dač̣ašniḳeba)
• ჭაშნიკობა (č̣ašniḳoba)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճաշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჭაშნიკი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press