ჯურღმული

Georgian

Etymology

Partial calque of Old Armenian ջրհոր (ǰrhor), retaining its first part ջուր (ǰur, “water”) and replacing հոր (hor, “pit, hole”) by Georgian ღმული (ɣmuli, “deep”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒurɣmuli/, [d͡ʒuɾʁmuli]

Noun

ჯურღმული • (ǯurɣmuli) (plural ჯურღმულები)

1. well (hole sunk into the ground as a source of water)
2. precipice, abyss

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ջուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Čubinov, David (1840) “ჯურღმული”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press