პურასკია

Mingrelian

Alternative forms
  • პურასქია (ṗuraskia)

Etymology

Closely related to Laz პრასკჲა (p̌rasǩya) and its alternative forms. Ultimately from Ancient Greek πράσον (práson).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʼuraskʼia/
  • Hyphenation: პუ‧რას‧კი‧ა

Noun

პურასკია • (ṗurasḳia) (plural პურასკეფი)

  1. leek

Derived terms
  • ოპურასკიე (oṗurasḳie), ოპრასკიე (oṗrasḳie)

Descendants
  • → Abkhaz: а-прасқьиа (a-pʼraskja)

References
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “პურასკია”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1193
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