ხათაბალა

Georgian

Etymology

From ხათა (xata) +‎ ბალა (bala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [χatʰabaɫa]
  • Hyphenation: ხა‧თა‧ბა‧ლა

Noun

ხათაბალა • (xatabala)

  1. (colloquial) misfortune, setback, troubles
    Synonyms: უბედურება (ubedureba), დავიდარაბა (davidaraba)

Descendants

  • → Armenian: խաթաբալա (xatʻabala)
  • → Azerbaijani: xata-bala
  • → Bats: ხათბალ (xatbal)

Further reading

  • Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ხათაბალა”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press
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