თხილი
Georgian
Etymology
According to Klimov[1] and Fahnrich[2], from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Kartvelian *txil- (“hazelnut”). Cognate with Mingrelian თხირ (txir), Laz მთხირ (mtxir) and Svan შდიხ (šdix). Also, Armenian տխիլ (txil) may be a Kartvelian loan.
Pronunciation
Noun
თხილი • (txili) (plural თხილები)
Declension
Derived terms
- მიწის თხილი (mic̣is txili)
See also
- კაკალი (ḳaḳali)
References
- ^ Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 78
- ^ Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 250