ფიწალი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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A diminutive–pejorative reshaping of ფითხი (pitxi).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʰit͡sʼali/
  • Hyphenation: ფი‧წა‧ლი

Noun

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ფიწალი (pic̣ali) (plural ფიწლები)

  1. pitchfork

Inflection

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{
	background-color:#EBEBEB;
}

Descendants

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  • Mingrelian: ფირწალი (pirc̣ali)
  • Svan: ბირწა̈ლ (birc̣äl)

References

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  1. ^ Neisser, Friedrich (1953) Studien zur georgischen Wortbildung (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes; XXXI, 2)‎[1] (in German), published by Gerhard Deeters, Wiesbaden: Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft, page 49