კურკა

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kartvelian *ḳurḳa-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʼurkʼa/, [kʼuɾkʼa]
  • Hyphenation: კურ‧კა

Noun

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კურკა (ḳurḳa) (plural კურკები)

  1. stone, seed (of fruit)

Derived terms

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Laz

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳurḳa-

Noun

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კურკა (ǩurǩa) (Latin spelling ǩurǩa) (Vitse–Arkabi)

  1. corncob with kernels removed
    Synonyms: კომპური (ǩomp̌uri), კურკუტი (ǩurǩuťi), ბუკი (buǩi), კუტლი (ǩuťli)
    წკარიშ კურნა კურკათე მენძგიფუმს
    ǯǩariş ǩurna ǩurǩate menżgipums
    S/he clogs the water trough with corncob

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “k'urk'a”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “კურკა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi