ქურდი

Georgian

Etymology

According to Fähnrich,[1] from an earlier form *ქურთ- (*kurt-), from Proto-Kartvelian *kurt-, *kut-. Cognate with Mingrelian ქვირთუ (kvirtu, thief) and Svan ქუ̂ით (kûit), ლიქუ̂თერ (likûter, to steal). However Topuria considered Svan ქუ̂ით (kûit) a borrowing from Mingrelian, in which case only Proto-Georgian-Zan is reconstructible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰurdi/, [kʰuɾdi]
  • Hyphenation: ქურ‧დი

Noun

ქურდი • (kurdi) (plural ქურდები)

  1. thief
  2. (informal, slang) Synonym of კანონიერი ქურდი (ḳanonieri kurdi)

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ქურდი ცეცხლი (kurdi cecxli)

See also

References

  1. Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 472
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