ფუტკარი

Georgian

ფუტკარი

Etymology

From Old Georgian ფუტკარი (puṭḳari), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *buṭḳ-ar- (bee), from *buṭḳ(a)- (leaf) (whence also ბუტკო (buṭḳo)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰutʼkʼari/, [pʰutʼkʼaɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ფუტ‧კა‧რი

Noun

ფუტკარი • (puṭḳari) (plural ფუტკრები)

  1. bee (insect)

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • მეფუტკრე (mepuṭḳre)
  • მუშა ფუტკარი (muša puṭḳari)
  • ფუტკარა (puṭḳara)

Descendants

  • Bats: ფუტკარ (puṭḳar)

Further reading

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

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *buṭḳ-ar- (bee).

Noun

ფუტკარი • (puṭḳari)

  1. bee

Descendants

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ფუტკარი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 449a
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