გუნი

Georgian

Alternative forms
  • გვინი (gvini)
  • გვენი (gveni)

Etymology

From Armenian գոյն (goyn, “jaundice”).

Noun

გუნი • (guni)

  1. pallor, paleness
  2. (pathology) jaundice

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գոյն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • čubinašvili, niḳo (1812–1825), “გუნი”, in kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
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