მერცხალი

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian მერცხალი (mercxali), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *me-c̣₁rx-al-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mert͡sxali/, [meɾt͡sʰχali]
  • Hyphenation: მერ‧ცხა‧ლი

Noun[edit]

მერცხალი (mercxali) (plural მერცხლები)

  1. swallow (bird)

Inflection[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “მერცხალი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “მერცხალი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 204b

Old Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *me-c̣₁rx-al-.

Noun[edit]

მერცხალი (mercxali)

  1. swallow (bird)

Descendants[edit]

  • Georgian: მერცხალი (mercxali)

Further reading[edit]

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მერცხალი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 233a