ქვევრი

Georgian

Etymology

According to Xaxiašvili, from *ქვეური (*kveuri), by surface analysis, ქვე (kve, “downwards”) +‎ -ური (-uri).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰʷevɾi]

Noun

ქვევრი • (kvevri) (plural ქვევრები)

  1. large earthenware vessel used for the fermentation and storage of wine, often buried below ground level or set into the floors of large wine cellars

Derived terms

  • ქვევრში ზის (kvevrši zis)
  • ქვევრმა დახედა (kvevrma daxeda)

Descendants

  • → Chechen: кевр class jj (kevr) — Kist
  • → English: kvevri
  • → Vainakh:

See also

References

  1. ^ Xaxiašvili, Nino (2019) “Kvevris eṭimologiisatvis”, in Arnold čikobavas saxelobis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis samecniero sesia (in Georgian), number 78, Tbilisi, pages 35–36
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