Abkhaz

Alternative forms

• а-бжа́кьа ‎(ā-bžā́ḳ̍ā)

Noun

а-жа́кьа • ‎(ā-žā́ḳ̍ā)

1. beard

   ижакьа ауишьҭит‎ ― ižāḳ̍ā āuiš̍tiṭ ― he grew a beard

2. (rare) moustache

Synonyms

• аҧаҵа ‎(āpāc̣ā)

Descendants

• Mingrelian: ბჟაკე ‎(bžaḳe)

References

• Šagirov, A. K. (1977), Lomtatidze K. V., editor, Etimologičeskij slovarʹ adygskix (čerkesskix) jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 199
• Klimov, G. A.; Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Slovarʹ kavkazskix jazykov. Sopostavlenije osnovnoj leksiki [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, ISBN 5-02-018283-4, page 67
• Chirikba, Viacheslav A. (1996) A Dictionary of Common Abkhaz, Leiden, page 92
• Genko, A. N. (1998), “ажакьа”, in Abxazsko-russkij slovarʹ [Abkhaz–Russian Dictionary], Sukhum: Alashara, page 88a
• Kaslandzija, V. A. (2005), “ажакьа”, in Abxazsko-russkij slovarʹ [Abkhaz–Russian Dictionary], volume I, Sukhum: OLMA-Press, page 382a