English Explanatory Dictionary

Bzyb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in Abkhazia, Georgia.
  2. A mountain range in Abkhazia, Georgia.
  3. A historical region of Abkhazia.
  4. A village in Gagra district, Abkhazia, Georgia.
  5. A ethnic subgroup of Abkhaz people, inhabiting the historical region.
  6. A dialect of the Abkhaz language spoken by this ethnic group.

Pronunciation

/bzɪb/

Word forms

Bzyb Bzipi Bzyp Bzyph Bziphi

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Бзыбь (Bzybʹ), from Georgian ბზა (bza). Further etymology uncertain, but thought to be related ბზა (bza, “box tree”).

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