მაჩქათელა

Georgian

Etymology

From Armenian. Compare Middle Armenian մաշկաթեւ (maškatʻew).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mat͡ʃkʰatʰela/, [mat͡ʃʰkʰatʰeɫa]

Noun

მაჩქათელა • (mačkatela) (plural მაჩქათელები)

  1. barbastelle
  2. (obsolete) bat (flying mammal)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մաշկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 450
  • Čubinov, David (1887) “მაჩქათელა”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎, Saint Petersburg: Academy Press
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