ფარა

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰara/, [pʰaɾa]
  • Hyphenation: ფა‧რა

Noun

ფარა • (para) (plural ფარები)

  1. (collective) herd, flock

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), ultimately from Persian پاره (pâre).

Noun

ფარა • (para) (usually uncountable, plural ფარები)

  1. (archaic) coin, kopeck (unit of lowest monetary value)
  2. (Adjara, Guria, Imereti) money

Inflection

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Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), Derived from Persian پاره (pâre).

Noun

ფარა • (para) (plural ფარაფე, Latin spelling para)

  1. money
    Synonym: ჯენჭარერი (cenç̌areri)
    აშეში ქომოჯიქ კურბეთის ფარა ჭკინდუმს
    aşeşi komocik ǩurbetis para ç̌ǩindums
    Aisha's husband earns money abroad

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “para”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ფარა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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