მაჭ

Bats

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *mač̣. Cognates include Chechen маж (maž) and Ingush мож (mož).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmat͡ʃʼ/

Noun

მაჭ (mač̣class jj

  1. moustache
  2. (obsolete) beard

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • Schiefner, Anton (1856), Versuch über die Thusch-Sprache oder die khistische Mundart in Thuschetien (in German), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 148a
  • Kadagiʒe, Davit; Kadagiʒe, Niḳo (1984), “მაჭ”, in Arn. Čikobava, editor, C̣ova-tušur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni / Цова-тушинско–грузинско–русский словарь [A Tsova-Tush–Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], prepared for publication by Rusudan Gagua, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 428b
  • Ḳaḳašvili, Diana (2022), “მაჭ”, in C̣ovatušur-kartuli leksiḳoni [Bats-Georgian dictionary] (Ḳavḳasiur-kartuli leksiḳonebi; II), Tbilisi, page 126