Tskhinvali

Meaning

Proper Noun

• capital city South Ossetia (country) ; city Georgia (country) .

Related

Similar words

• Cchinvali
• Cxinvali
• Tskhinval (Modern Ossetians call the city this, leaving off the final "i", which is a nominative case ending in Georgian)
• Chreba (Ossetian (unofficial) name of the city)
• Staliniri (after Joseph Stalin).
• Land of Hornbeams (historical name of the city)

Origin

• From Georgian ცხინვალი, from Old Georgian ქრცხინვალი ("land of hornbeams"), from earlier ქრცხილვანი. Possibly via Russian Цхинва́ли.