ლეკჳ

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ლეკუი (leḳui)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *leḳw-.

Noun

ლეკჳ • (leḳwi)

  1. offspring, descendant, child (of all mammals except humans)
  2. puppy

Descendants

  • Georgian: ლეკვი (leḳvi)
  • Avar: (Zakatala) лекӏо (lekʼo), люкӏу (ljukʼu), лёкӏоч (ljokʼoč), (Kusur) локӏо (lokʼo), лёкӏоь (ljokʼö)
  • Dargwa: (Kharbuk, Sirhwa, Chibakhni) лакьай (laq̇aj), (Itsari, Ghyaratzan) накьай (naq̇aj)
    • Kumyk: (Kajtak) лакъай (laqay)
    • Azerbaijani: (Derbent) laqqay

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (2014), “ლეკჳ”, in Ʒvelkartuli-ʒvelsomxuri doḳumenṭirebuli leksiḳoni [Old Georgian – Old Armenian Documentary Dictionary], Tbilisi: National Centre of Manuscripts, →ISBN, page 382a