მარტორქა

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian მარტორქაჲ (marṭorkay), equivalent to მარტო (marṭo, only) +‎ რქა (rka, horn), calque of Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /martʼorkʰa/, [maɾtʼoɾkʰa]
  • Hyphenation: მარ‧ტორ‧ქა

Noun

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მარტორქა (marṭorka) (plural მარტორქები)

  1. rhinoceros (mammal)
  2. unicorn

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მარტორქა”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 218