მაჭანკალი

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Georgian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mat͡ʃʼankʼali/, [mat͡ʃʼaŋkʼali]

Noun

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მაჭანკალი (mač̣anḳali) (plural მაჭანკლები)

  1. matchmaker

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Laz: მაჭანკალი (maç̌anǩali)

See also

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մաճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 241a, tentatively derives from Armenian մաճակալ (mačakal, plowman) but is unable to explain the sense development