სანთელი

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Georgian

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სანთელი

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Georgian სანთელი (santeli, (source of) light, lamp), likely ultimately from Proto-Georgian-Zan *nat- (to shine, give light).

The sense of suppository is a calque of Russian свеча́ (svečá, candle, suppository).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /santʰeli/
  • Hyphenation: სან‧თე‧ლი

Noun

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სანთელი (santeli) (plural სანთლები)

  1. candle
  2. wax
    Synonym: ცვილი (cvili)
  3. suppository

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hinukh: сантали (santali, candle)

References

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  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “სანთელი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press