სირი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian სირი (siri), from Proto-Kartvelian *sir-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siri/, [siɾi]
  • Hyphenation: სი‧რი

Noun

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სირი (siri) (plural სირები)

  1. (obsolete) bird
  2. (obsolete) ostrich
  3. (derogatory) penis

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “სირი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Old Georgian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kartvelian *sir-.

Noun

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სირი (siri)

  1. bird, chick, fledgling

Descendants

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  • Georgian: სირი (siri)

Further reading

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “სირი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 393b