თებო

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Armenian թեփ (tʻepʻ, husk; bran; scale of a fish; *dandruff). The ending -o instead of -i is due to o-stem declension of Armenian.

Noun

თებო (tebo) (plural თებოები)

  1. dandruff

Synonyms

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թեփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press