გუნი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • გვინი (gvini), გვენი (gveni)

Etymology

From Old Armenian գոյն (goyn, “jaundice”).

Noun

გუნი • (guni)

  1. pallor, paleness
  2. (pathology) jaundice

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գոյն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “გუნი”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
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