ბურთი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ბურთჳ (burtwi, ball, sphere, orb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /burtʰi/, [b̥uɾtʰi]
  • Hyphenation: ბურ‧თი

Noun

ბურთი • (burti) (plural ბურთები)

  1. ball
  2. sphere, orb

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: բուրթի (burtʻi)
  • Bats: ბურთ (burt)
  • Bezhta: бурти (burti)
  • ? Chechen: буьрк (bürk)
  • Hunzib: бурти (burti)
  • ? Ingush: бургац (burgac)
  • Khvarshi: бурки (burki)
  • Laz: ბულთი (bulti)
  • Mingrelian: ბურთი (burti)
  • Svan: ბულთ (bult)
  • Tsez: бурти (burti)

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ბურთი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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