ზაქი

Georgian

Etymology

A borrowing from the family of words represented by Mingrelian ზოკი (zoḳi), ძოკი (ʒoḳi), Old Armenian ձագ (jag), Classical Syriac ܙܓܐ (zāggā), Persian زاق (zâq). The immediate source of the Georgian is uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zakʰi]

Noun

ზაქი • (zaki)

  1. the young of animals, especially a buffalo baby

Descendants

  • → Bats: ზაქ class dd (zak)
  • → Mingrelian: ზაქი (zaki)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ձագ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 141ab
  • Čubinov, David (1887) “ზაქი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 515
  • Marr, N. Ja. (1913) “Яфетические элементы в языках Армении. V [Japhethic Elements in the Languages of Armenia. V]”, in Известия Российской Академии Наук. VI серия‎[2] (in Russian), volume 7, number 3, page 422b of 175–181
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