ფანტელი

Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *parṭ-, whence also ფარტენა (parṭena). Cognate with Mingrelian ფუტოლი (puṭoli, to spin (of wool, cotton, etc.)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰantʼeli/
  • Hyphenation: ფან‧ტე‧ლი

Noun

ფანტელი • (panṭeli) (plural ფანტელები)

  1. snowflake
    Synonym: ფიფქი (pipki)
  2. flock of wool fibers
    Synonym: ფარტენა (parṭena)

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ფანტელ-ფანტელა (panṭel-panṭela, (snow) in flakes; (wool) in flocks, adverb)

References

  1. Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 228
  2. Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 426―427

Further reading

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