Tskhinvali

== English == === Etymology === From Georgian ცხინვალი (cxinvali), from Old Georgian ქრცხინვალი (krcxinvali, “land of hornbeams”), from earlier ქრცხილვანი (krcxilvani). Possibly via Russian Цхинва́ли (Cxinváli). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtskɪnvali/ === Proper noun === Tskhinvali The capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia. ==== Synonyms ==== 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) (From 1934 to 1961) Staliniri (after Joseph Stalin) ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Georgian ცხინვალი (cxinvali). === Proper noun === Tskhinvali f Tskhinvali (the capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia)