კართი

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

• კარსი (ḳarsi)

Etymology

From Old Armenian կարթ (kartʻ, “shin, shank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʼɑrtʰɪ/

Noun

კართი • (ḳarti) (plural კართნი)

1. (anatomy) vein
2. (anatomy) calf (the back of the leg below the knee)
3. (anatomy) knee tendons

Related terms

• საკართული (saḳartuli)

References

• Čubinov, David (1840) “კართი”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 237
• Čubinov, David (1887) “კართი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կարթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press