ფექ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ფაქუ̂ (pakû)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Kartvelian *pek-, *pk- (“to grind”). Cognate with Proto-Georgian-Zan *pkw-il-, whence also Georgian ფქვილი (pkvili), Mingrelian ქვირი (kviri) and Laz ქუერი (kueri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰekʰ/

Noun

ფექ • (pek)

1. flour

   კიბდენ ფაქუ̂შუ̂ გუ̂ეში ლი

   ḳibden pakûšû gûeši li

   The bin is full of flour

Related terms

• ფექა̈̄რ (pekǟr)

References

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ფექ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1701
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ფექ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 275