ჭაშნიკი

Georgian

Etymology

From Middle Persian *čāšnīg. See Armenian ճաշակ (čašak) for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃʼaʃnikʼi]

Noun

ჭაშნიკი • (č̣ašniḳi) (plural ჭაშნიკები)

  1. a small piece of wine intended for gustation
  2. gustation of wine
  3. taste

Derived terms

  • დაჭაშნიკება (dač̣ašniḳeba)
  • ჭაშნიკობა (č̣ašniḳoba)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճաշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჭაშნიკი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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