რკალი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian გრკალი (grḳali), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *grḳ-al- (ring, hoop), a derivative of Proto-Kartvelian *gor- ~ *gr- (to roll, wallow). Cognate with Laz ოკირკოლუ (oǩirǩolu, to roll, twist).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rkʼali/, [ɾkʼali]
  • Hyphenation: რკა‧ლი

Noun

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რკალი (rḳali) (plural რკალები)

  1. hoop
  2. ring

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 33