რვალი

Georgian

Etymology

Ačaṙyan derives from earlier *რვარი (*rvari), from Old Armenian արոյր (aroyr).

Noun

რვალი • (rvali) (plural რვალები)

  1. (obsolete) bronze
  2. (obsolete, rare) copper; brass

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “արոյր”, 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
  • Arnold Čikobava et al., editors (1950–64), “რვალი”, in kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi
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