ცალი

Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *cal-. Cognate with Laz ცორი (ʒori).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sali/
  • Hyphenation: ცა‧ლი

Determiner

ცალი • (cali)

  1. either (one or the other of two)

Adjective
Adjectival declension of ცალი
Case adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental ცალი (cali)
ergative ცალმა (calma)
dative, adverbial ცალ (cal)
vocative ცალო (calo)

ცალი • (cali) (comparative უფრო ცალი, superlative ყველაზე ცალი)

  1. equal

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Armenian: ցալ (cʿal)

References
  • Čuxua, Merab (2019), Manana Mač̣avariani, Manana Buḳia, editors, Georgian–Circassian–Apkhazian Etymological Dictionary (expanded edition)‎, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 511

Further reading
  • Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc; Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 590, follows Shanidze and connects with Svan -შა̄ლ (-šāl), which is rather akin to Mingrelian -შორო (-šoro)
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