ჭრელი

Georgian

ჭრელი (2) თვალები

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჭრელი (č̣reli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣er-el-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼreli/

Adjective

Adjectival declension of ჭრელი

Case	adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental	ჭრელი (č̣reli)
ergative	ჭრელმა (č̣relma)
dative, adverbial	ჭრელ (č̣rel)
vocative	ჭრელო (č̣relo)

ჭრელი • (č̣reli) (comparative უფრო ჭრელი, superlative ყველაზე ჭრელი)

particoloured, piebald, pied, pockmarked, variegated, motley, multicolored
(of eyes) multicolored and with white flecks
Coordinate term: ჭროღა (č̣roɣa)

Derived terms

ჭრელა-ჭრულა (č̣rela-č̣rula)

Descendants

→ Armenian: ճռել (čṙel), ճրել (črel) – Tbilisi
→ Svan: ჭჷრელ (č̣ərel)
→ Turkish: çiril

See also

ჭროღა (č̣roɣa)

Further reading

Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ჭრელი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣er-el-.

Adjective

ჭრელი • (č̣reli)

particoloured, piebald, pied, pockmarked, variegated, motley, multicolored

Descendants

Georgian: ჭრელი (č̣reli)
- → Armenian: ճռել (čṙel), ճրել (črel) – Tbilisi
- → Svan: ჭჷრელ (č̣ərel)
- → Turkish: çiril

Further reading

Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973), “ჭრელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 558b

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