Word origins

• anUsed before a vowel sound.
• supraUsed to indicate that the current citation is from a source cited earlier in the text.
• taoThe art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.
• didoA fuss, a row.
• MeluaA surname from Georgian.
• ZanA diminutive of the female given names Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, and Susanna.
• ajarSlightly turned or opened.
• lariThe national currency of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri.
• ShevardnadzeA transliteration of the Georgian surname შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe).
• kistA chest.
• SaakashviliA transliteration of the Georgian surname სააკაშვილი (saaḳašvili).
• PotiA port city in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast; built near the site of the ancient Greek colony of Phasis.
• TatoA male given name from Georgian.
• chachaA traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace.
• vaniA custom in parts of Pakistan where girls, often minors, are given in marriage or servitude to an aggrieved family as compensation for a dispute, often over murder.
• BatumiA seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia.
• RustaviA city, the regional capital of Kvemo Kartli, Georgia.
• kajian ugly anthropomorphic spirit
• SvanA person from Svaneti, or a descendant of Svan people.
• KutaisiThe third-most populous city of Georgia and the capital of Imereti region, located on the Rioni river.
• IrakliA transliteration of the Georgian male given name ირაკლი (iraḳli), equivalent to Heracles.
• tamadaA toastmaster at a feast in the Caucasus, especially in Georgia.
• shotaHentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.
• ZugdidiA city, the regional capital of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia.
• TelaviThe main city and administrative center of the eastern province of Kakheti, Georgia.
• AdjaraAn autonomous republic of Georgia located in its southwestern corner, bordered by Turkey to the south and by the Black Sea to the west. Predominantly populated by Muslim Georgians. Capital: Batumi.
• Kartlia Georgian historical and cultural region that gives name to two regions of the modern day Georgia.
• AbashaA town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia.
• AbastumaniA small town and climatic spa in the Adigeni Municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia.
• abaziThe monetary unit of Georgia until 1833, divided 40 puli.
• AbuladzeA surname from Georgian.
• AghaianiA village in the Kaspi District, Shida Kartli, Georgia; it lies just south of the de facto border of South Ossetia.
• ajapsandaliA Georgian dish consisting of eggplants, potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers and seasoning.
• AkhalkalakiAn Armenian-populated town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia.
• AkhaltsikheA district of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia; properly Akhaltsikhe Municipality.
• AkhasheniA village in Kakheti, Georgia (country).
• AkhmetaA town in Kakheti, Georgia.
• AlazaniA river that flows for 351km, from its headwaters to the south of the main ridge of the Greater Caucasus in the north-west of Georgia’s Akhmeta municipality, through the Caucasus, until it feeds into the River Kura at Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir Reservoir.
• AmiraniName of a culture hero of a Georgian epic.
• amirspasalarthe commander-in-chief of the medieval Georgian army and one of the highest officials of the Kingdom of Georgia
• AragviA river in Georgia.
• AsomtavruliOne of three forms of the Georgian alphabet. Asomtavruli, a monumental script, is the oldest form of the Georgian alphabet, but it is no longer used for writing the language. Due to its design, it is still sometimes used for headlines and titles.
• AvlabariA neighborhood of Old Tbilisi district, Tbilisi, Georgia, on the left bank (east side) of the Kura River.
• BakradzeA transliteration of the Georgian surname ბაქრაძე (bakraʒe).
• BidzinaA transliteration of a Georgian name.
• BorjomiA resort town in south-central Georgia famous for its mineral water industry.
• BugadzeA Georgian surname.
• BurchuladzeA surname from Georgian.
• BurjanadzeA transliteration of the Georgian surname ბურჯანაძე (burǯanaʒe).
• chikhirtmaA Georgian chicken soup.
• chokhaA national garment of several countries in the Caucasus. It has long sleeves and comes with cartridge cases on the breast.
• chonguriA four-stringed lute from western Georgia related to the panduri.
• churchkhelaA traditional sausage-shaped candy originating from Georgia and made from grape must, nuts and flour.
• Eastern GeorgiaA region, the eastern half of the country of Georgia, separated by the Likhi Range.
• GagraA resort town in Georgia, Abkhazia.
• Georgian Soviet Socialist RepublicThe republic of Georgia when it was a nominally independent member republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
• GharibashviliA transliteration of the Georgian surname ღარიბაშვილი (ɣaribašvili).
• GonioA Roman fortress in Adjara, Georgia.
• gozinakiA traditional Georgian confection made of nuts sliced into small pieces, usually walnuts, fried in honey, and served exclusively on New Year's Eve.
• GrigalashviliA surname from Georgian.
• GuriaA region of Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea with Ozurgeti as its regional capital.
• Heretia historical Georgian region in the southeastern extremity of the country
• ImeretiA region of Georgia, with Kutaisi as its regional capital.
• ImerkheviA subregion of Shavsheti in the northeast Turkey, close to the Georgian border, more precisely defined a valley in the north of the Şavşat district.
• IvanishviliA transliteration of the Georgian surname ივანიშვილი (ivanišvili).
• Javakhetia mountainous area in southern Georgia, bordering Turkey and Armenia, part of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
• KakhetiA region in the eastern part of the country of Georgia. Capital: Telavi.
• KaladzeA transliteration of the Georgian surname კალაძე (ḳalaʒe).
• KartvelSynonym of Kartvelian.
• KartveliA Georgian (person from country in the Caucasus).
• KartvelianA member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz.
• khachapuriA cheese pastry from the country of Georgia in the Caucasus region of Eurasia.
• KhevsuretiA historical-ethnographic region in eastern Georgia
• khinkaliA Georgian dumpling made of twisted knobs of dough stuffed with spiced meat, fish, or vegetables.
• KhramiA river in Georgia.
• KhutsuriAn ecclesiastical Georgian writing system, combining Nuskhuri script with Asomtavruli illuminated capitals, principally used in hagiography, and currently supported by a few supporters.
• KhvanchkaraA village in Racha, Georgia (country).
• KindzmarauliA semi-sweet red wine, produced in Kakheti, Georgia.
• Kingdom of Georgiaa Georgian medieval kingdom or empire existing in the years 1008–1490 and a successor state of the Kingdom of the Iberians (c. 888–1008).
• Kingdom of Heretian early medieval monarchy in Eastern Georgia (893–1020)
• Kingdom of Imeretia Georgian monarchy established after dissolution of the Kingdom of Georgia.
• Kingdom of Kakhetia Georgian monarchy established after dissolution of the Kingdom of Georgia.
• Kingdom of Kakheti-Heretian early medieval monarchy in Eastern Georgia (1020 — 1104), after the conquest of the Kingdom of Hereti by the Principality of Kakheti
• Kingdom of Kartlia Georgian monarchy established after the dissolution of the Kingdom of Georgia.
• Kingdom of Kartli-Kakhetian eastern Georgian monarchy established after the unification of the Kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti.
• KistianSynonym of Kist, a Caucasian people, particularly those resident in Georgia.
• Klarjetia historical region of Georgia (country)
• KobuletiA town in Adjara, Georgia.
• KodoriA river in Abkhazia, flowing through the Kodori Gorge
• KujiKuji (a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan).
• Kvemo KartliA region of Georgia, with Rustavi as its regional capital.
• kvevriA large earthenware vessel originally from Georgia, used for the fermentation and storage of wine, often buried below ground level or set into the floors of large wine cellars.
• KvirikashviliA transliteration of the Georgian surname კვირიკაშვილი (ḳviriḳašvili).
• LazetiA historical and cultural region of the southwestern Caucasus and northeastern Anatolia along the Black Sea coastline, traditionally inhabited by the Laz people, also called Lazistan in Turkish and Laz and Lazona in Laz.
• MargvelashviliA transliteration of the Georgian surname მარგველაშვილი (margvelašvili).
• MarneuliA city in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia.
• MegrelianMingrelian
• Meskhetia mountainous area in southwestern Georgia.
• MingrelianA person who speaks this language.
• mkhareAn administrative unit of Georgia.