ვეშაპი

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Etymology

From Old Georgian ვეშაპი (vešaṗi), ultimately an Iranian borrowing. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬱𐬁𐬞𐬀 (višāpa, “an epithet of a dragon”) and Old Armenian վիշապ (višap).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [veʃapʼi]
• Hyphenation: ვე‧შა‧პი

Noun

ვეშაპი • (vešaṗi) (plural ვეშაპები)

1. whale
2. vishap (mythological water-dragon)

Derived terms

• ლომვეშაპი (lomvešaṗi)
• გველეშაპი (gvelešaṗi)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979), “վիշապ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Čubinov, David (1887), “ვეშაპი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎, Saint Petersburg: Academy Press