ნალია

Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Mingrelian ნანია (nania), ნალია (nalia), Laz ნაჲლა (nayla). The ultimate origin is uncertain.

Noun

ნალია • (nalia) (Western Georgia, Chveneburi)

  1. a wooden barn, which is placed on four pillars and used to store maize, millet and other crops away from animals and moisture
    Coordinate term: სასიმინდე (sasiminde)

Descendants

  • Russian: налиа (nalia)
  • Svan: ნალიჲა̈ჲ (naliyäy)
  • Turkish: nalya, naliya, naliye, nayla, nalia (partly from Laz)

References

Mingrelian

Noun

ნალია • (nalia)

  1. Alternative form of ნანია (nania)
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