ძერი

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁er-.

Noun

ძერი • (ʒeri)

  1. kite, falcon

Derived terms
  • ძერქორი (ʒerkori, “falcon”)
  • ძერძერუკი (ʒerʒeruḳi, “Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)”), ძენძერუკი (ʒenʒeruḳi)

Descendants
  • ⇒ Georgian: ძერა (ʒera)
    • → Bats: ძე̄რ (ʒēr)
    • → Mingrelian: ძერა (ʒera), ნძერა (nʒera)

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ძერი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 524
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