ჭრაქი

Georgian

Etymology

Borrowed via Armenian ճրագ (črag) and not directly from Iranian as evidenced by final ქ (k). ჩირაღი (čiraɣi) is directly from Persian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼrakʰi/, [t͡ʃʼɾakʰi]
• Hyphenation: ჭრა‧ქი

Noun

ჭრაქი • (č̣raki) (plural ჭრაქები)

1. oil-lamp, wick lamp

Descendants

• → Bats: ჭრაქ (č̣rak)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճրագ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press