ოსქალე

Mingrelian

Alternative forms
  • ოსკალე (osḳale), ოფსკალე (opsḳale), ობსქალე (obskale)

Etymology

სქალ- (skal-, “bees”) +‎ ო- -ე (o- -e)

Noun

ოსქალე • (oskale)

  1. beehive, hive
    Synonyms: სკა (sḳa), ქოფე (kope), ბუკი (buḳi)

References
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ოსქალე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1136
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