ფსელი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ფსელი (pseli), ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *ps- (to urinate) of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Mingrelian ფსელა (psela), სელა (sela), ფსეა (psea) and Laz ფსელი (pseli), მსელი (mseli).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰseli/
  • Hyphenation: ფსე‧ლი

Noun

ფსელი • (pseli) (uncountable)

  1. urine, piss

Inflection

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Synonyms

See also

  • ფსმა (psma)

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ფსელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 431
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 205
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