აფთარი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian აფთარი (aptari), borrowed from a Middle Iranian cognate of Persian کفتار (kaftâr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apʰtʰari/, [apʰtʰaɾi]
  • Hyphenation: აფ‧თა‧რი
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Noun

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აფთარი (aptari) (plural აფთრები)

  1. hyena

Inflection

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Synonyms

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References

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “აფთარი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 11
  • Bläsing, Uwe (2000) “Irano-Turcica: Weitere iranische Elemente im Türkeitürkischen”, in Folia Orientalia[2] (in German), volume 36, Kraków, § 5, page 39