ქოსმენი

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Georgian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Persian گوسفند (gusfand, sheep).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʰosmeni/
  • Hyphenation: ქოს‧მე‧ნი

Noun[edit]

ქოსმენი (kosmeni) (plural ქოსმენები)

  1. boar
  2. fattened pig, sheep

Inflection[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ქოსმენი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ქოსმენი”, 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 374b