მეგობარი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian მეგობარი (megobari). See there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɡobari/
  • Hyphenation: მე‧გო‧ბა‧რი

Noun

მეგობარი (megobari) (plural მეგობრები)

  1. friend
  2. friend (an object or idea that can be used for good.)

Inflection

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See also

Old Georgian

Etymology

Traditionally thought to derive from გობი (gobi, bowl), via the sense of 'one with whom a bowl (of food) is shared'; cf. the similar semantic evolution in Old Armenian ընկեր (ənker), Proto-Germanic *gahlaibô.

Noun

მეგობარი (megobari)

  1. friend, relative, comrade
    Synonym: მოყუარჱ (moq̇uarē)

References

  • Mühlfried, Florian. 2019. Mistrust: A global perspective. Cham: Palgrave McMillan. Page 38.

Further reading

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