კოლოფი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian კოლოფი (ḳolopi), from Old Armenian կողով (kołov), կողոփ (kołopʻ, “basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʼolopʰi/, [kʼoɫopʰi]
• Hyphenation: კო‧ლო‧ფი

Noun

კოლოფი • (ḳolopi) (plural კოლოფები)

1. casket, box, ark

Derived terms

• სულის კოლოფი (sulis ḳolopi)

Descendants

• → Armenian: կոլոփ (kolopʻ) (Tbilisi)

See also

• ქილა (kila)
• ყუთი (q̇uti)

References

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

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “კოლოფი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 201