ჭრელი

Georgian

ჭრელი (2) თვალები

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჭრელი (č̣reli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣er-el-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼreli/, [t͡ʃʼɾeli]

Adjective

Adjectival declension of ჭრელი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ჭრელი (č̣reli)
ergative	ჭრელმა (č̣relma)
dative, adverbial	ჭრელ (č̣rel)
vocative	ჭრელო (č̣relo)

ჭრელი • (č̣reli) (comparative უფრო ჭრელი, superlative ყველაზე ჭრელი)

1. particoloured, piebald, pied, pockmarked, variegated, motley, multicolored
2. (of eyes) multicolored and with white flecks

   Coordinate term: ჭროღა (č̣roɣa)

Derived terms

• ჭრელა-ჭრულა (č̣rela-č̣rula)

Descendants

• → Armenian: ճռել (čṙel), ճրել (črel) — Tbilisi
• → Svan: ჭჷრელ (č̣ərel)
• → Turkish: çiril

See also

• ჭროღა (č̣roɣa)

Further reading

• Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ჭრელი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: Garnett Press

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣er-el-.

Adjective

ჭრელი • (č̣reli)

1. particoloured, piebald, pied, pockmarked, variegated, motley, multicolored

Descendants

• Georgian: ჭრელი (č̣reli)
  • → Armenian: ճռել (čṙel), ճրել (črel) — Tbilisi
  • → Svan: ჭჷრელ (č̣ərel)
  • → Turkish: çiril

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჭრელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 558b