ფსელი

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian ფსელი (pseli), ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *ps- (to urinate) of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Mingrelian ფსელა (psela), სელა (sela), ფსეა (psea) and Laz ფსელი (pseli), მსელი (mseli).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pʰseli/
  • Hyphenation: ფსე‧ლი

Noun[edit]

ფსელი (pseli) (uncountable)

  1. urine, piss

Inflection[edit]

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References[edit]

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ფსელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 431
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 205