ხვარხვი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ხვახვი (xvaxvi)

Etymology

From Georgian ხახვი (xaxvi). Ultimately borrowed from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *χǝ̄wχV (“onion”).

Noun

ხვარხვი • (xvarxvi) (plural ხვარხვეფი)

1. onion, allium

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ხვარხვი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1972