ქვირი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ქირი (kiri)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Georgian-Zan *pkw-il-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Kartvelian *pek-, from *pk- (“to grind”). Cognate with Georgian ფქვილი (pkvili) and Laz ქუერი (kueri). More distantly related to Svan ფექ (pek).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰviri/
• Hyphenation: ქვი‧რი

Noun

ქვირი • (kviri)

1. flour

Derived terms

• ქვირამი (kvirami)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ქვირი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1518