მარტორქაჲ

Old Georgian

Etymology

მარტო (marṭo, “only”) +‎ რქა (rka, “horn”), calque of Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs).

Noun

მარტორქაჲ • (marṭorkay)

  1. unicorn

Descendants
  • Georgian: მარტორქა (marṭorka)

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მარტორქაჲ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 218
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