ფსტუ

Bats

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpstʼuː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nakh *psṭuw. Cognate with Chechen сту (stu), Ingush сув (suw). Note also Old Georgian სტუმარი (sṭumari).

Noun

ფსტუ (psṭu)

  1. wife, woman

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nakh *psṭu.

Noun

ფსტუ (psṭu)

  1. bull

Further reading
  • Kadagiʒe, Davit; Kadagiʒe, Niḳo (1984), “ფსტუ”, in Arn. Čikobava, editor, C̣ova-tušur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni / Цова-тушинско–грузинско–русский словарь [A Tsova-Tush–Georgian–Russian Dictionary], prepared for publication by Rusudan Gagua, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 591b–592a
  • Bertlani, Arsen, editor (2013), “ფსტუ”, in C̣ovatušur-kartul-rusul-inglisuri leksiḳoni [Tsovatush–Georgian–Russian–English Dictionary], volume II, Tbilisi: Saari, page 348
  • Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*c̣_wŏjV ( ~ -ɨ̆-)”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
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