ყორანი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ყორანი (q̇orani), likely of onomatopoeic origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qʼorani/, [χʼoɾani]
  • Hyphenation: ყო‧რა‧ნი

Noun

ყორანი • (q̇orani) (plural ყორნები)

  1. raven

Inflection

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See also

References

  1. Abajev, V. I. (1989) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 138

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ყორანი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 467
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