წრფელი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian წრფელი (c̣rpeli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣rp-el- (stretched, narrow), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣rp- (to stretch; to reach).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡sʼrpʰeli/, [t͡sʼɾpʰeli]
  • Hyphenation: წრფე‧ლი

Adjective

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წრფელი (c̣rpeli) (comparative უფრო წრფელი, superlative უწრფელესი)

  1. outspoken, frank, honest

Derived terms

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References

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “წრფელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 550
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 315