Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tskhinvali

/ˈtskɪnvali/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
tskhin-vali
IPA
/ˈtskɪnvali/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Georgian ცხინვალი (cxinvali), from Old Georgian ქრცხინვალი (krcxinvali, “land of hornbeams”), from earlier ქრცხილვანი (krcxilvani). Possibly via Russian Цхинва́ли (Cxinváli).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ცხინვალი, ქრცხინვალი, Цхинва́ли

Synonyms

Cchinvali Cxinvali Tskhinval Chreba Staliniri

Questions

How do you pronounce tskhinvali?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtskɪnvali/.
What does tskhinvali mean?
The capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia.
Where does tskhinvali come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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