მელა

Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Georgian მელი (meli), the -ა (-a) is a petrified diminutive suffix. Ultimately from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mal- (fox). Cognate with Mingrelian მალი (mali).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mela/, [meɫa]
  • Hyphenation: მე‧ლა
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Noun

მელა • (mela) (plural მელები)

  1. fox
  2. (colloquial) fox fur
  3. (figurative, colloquial) crafty, insinuating person

Inflection

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References

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