-ხანა

Georgian Etymology ka fa خانه xâne house. ka ხანაგა. Pronunciation Suffix ka suffix A nominal suffix deriving terms for a particular facility or place for some determined purpose, mostly for drinks. No longer productive, ka ლუდი -ხანა ლუდხანა beer alehouse, beer pub ka ყავა -ხანა ყავახანა coffee coffee house ka ჩაი -ხანა ჩაიხანა tea teahouse, tea shop ka ზარაფი -ხანა ზარაფხანა money changer or lender place where money changers and lenders did their business Usage notes Words like ka ქარხანა factory, ka ჯაბახანა arsenal, ka ჰარამხანა harem and ka შაშხანა rifle also contain this morpheme, and they can also be broken down into parts, with the words such as ka *ქარ- "work" (in Persian) , ka *ჯაბა- "container" (in Persian), ka *ჰარამ- harem (in Arabic) or ka *შაშ- "Six" (in Turkish) that do not exist in Georgian as separate words in the given forms. Derived terms ka See also ka ხანა ka unproductive suffixes