բիձա

Armenian

Etymology

From Georgian ბიძა (biʒa, uncle).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /biˈd͡zɑ/, [bid͡zɑ́]
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Noun

բիձա • (bija)

  1. (dialectal, Ararat, Tbilisi, Erzurum) paternal uncle
    Synonym: հորեղբայր (horeġbayr)
  2. (Javakheti, colloquial) a form of address to an older man; uncle, sir