საზამთრო

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ზამთარი (zamtari, winter) +‎ სა- -ო (sa- -o).

For the development of the meaning “watermelon” compare Middle Armenian ձմերուկ (jmeruk, watermelon), derived from ձմեռն (jmeṙn, winter).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sazamtʰro/, [sazamtʰɾo]
  • Hyphenation: სა‧ზამ‧თრო

Adjective[edit]

საზამთრო (sazamtro) (not comparable)

  1. (attributive) winter; wintry

Noun[edit]

საზამთროები

საზამთრო (sazamtro) (plural საზამთროები)

  1. watermelon
    Synonym: ხაბურზაკი (xaburzaḳi)

Inflection[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “საზამთრო”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “საზამთრო”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo