ქათამი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian ქათამი (katami), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *katam-; see the latter for more.

The second meaning is a semantic loan from Russian петух (petux).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰatʰami/
  • Hyphenation: ქა‧თა‧მი

Noun

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ქათამი (katami) (plural ქათმები)

  1. chicken
  2. (prison slang) homosexual

Inflection

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ქათამი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Old Georgian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Georgian-Zan *katam-.

Noun

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ქათამი (katami)

  1. chicken

Descendants

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  • Georgian: ქათამი (katami)
  • Svan: ქათალ (katal)

Further reading

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ქათამი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 450b