ქური
Laz
Etymology 1
Probably related to Old Armenian կրուկն (krukn).
Noun
ქური • (kuri)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կրուկն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 684b
- Marr, N. (1910) “ქური”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 199b
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 380
Etymology 2
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *kor-; cognates include Georgian ქორი (kori).
Alternative forms
- მქირი (mkiri)
Noun
ქური • (kuri)