მაჭანკალი

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Georgian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mat͡ʃʼankʼali/, [mat͡ʃʼaŋkʼali]

Noun[edit]

მაჭანკალი (mač̣anḳali) (plural მაჭანკლები)

  1. matchmaker

Declension[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Laz: მაჭანკალი (maç̌anǩali)

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977) “մաճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 241a, tentatively derives from Armenian մաճակալ (mačakal, plowman) but is unable to explain the sense development