ტურფა

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ტურფაჲ (ṭurpay, foreign (to one's eyes); beautiful), from the same Iranian source as տարփ (tarpʿ). See the latter for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʼurpʰɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ტურ‧ფა

Adjective

ტურფა • (ṭurpa) (comparative უფრო ტურფა, superlative უტურფესი)

  1. (mostly of a woman) beautiful, charming
  2. beloved (mostly used in vocative case as a way to address a woman)

Derived terms

  • სიტურფე (siṭurpe)
  • ტურფად (ṭurpad)

Proper noun

ტურფა (ṭurpa)

  1. A female given name from Georgia

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979) , տարփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 189ab
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