ქისა

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ქესა (kesa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كیسه (kise, kese), from Persian کیسه (kise). A more direct Iranian borrowing existed in Old Georgian, კისაკი (ḳisaḳi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰisa]

Noun

ქისა • (kisa) (plural ქისები)

  1. wallet
  2. purse

Derived terms

  • ქისას ივსებს (kisas ivsebs)

Descendants

  • → Bats: ქის (kis)
  • → Mingrelian: ქესა (kesa), ქისა (kisa), ქჷსა (kəsa)
  • → Svan: ქესაჲ (kesay)

See also

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