-ხელა

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Georgian

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Etymology

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Perhaps ხელი (xeli, hand) +‎ -ა (-a).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ხელა (-xela)

  1. Attaches to a pronoun in the genitive case to form an adjective denoting equivalence of size; this deletes the pronoun's final -ი or -ის
    მე (me, me) + ‎-ხელა (-xela) → ‎ჩემხელა (čemxela, my size, the same size as me)
    ეს (es, this) + ‎-ხელა (-xela) → ‎ამხელა (amxela, this large, as big as this)

Derived terms

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