ყარყანტო

Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇arq̇anṭ- (gullet, throat). Cognate with Mingrelian ყორყონტი (q̇orq̇onṭi) and Laz ყირყინტონი (q̇irq̇inṭoni).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qʼɑrqʼɑntʼɔ/
  • Hyphenation: ყარ‧ყა‧ნტო

Noun

ყარყანტო (q̇arq̇anṭo) (plural ყარყანტოები)

  1. gullet (of animals)

Inflection

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Synonyms

References

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 238
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 509
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