ჭარხალი

Georgian

ჭარხალი

Alternative forms

  • ჭარხალა (č̣arxala) Chveneburi
  • ჭარხილ (č̣arxil) Ingilo

Etymology

From Middle Georgian ჭარხალი (č̣arxali). Cognate with Laz ჭახალა (ç̌axala), Svan ჭარხალ (č̣arxal). Abaev further connects with Abkhaz а-ҷы́ркәа (a-čʼə́rkʷʼa, Jerusalem artichoke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼarxali/, [t͡ʃʼaɾχali]
  • Hyphenation: ჭარ‧ხა‧ლი

Noun

ჭარხალი • (č̣arxali) (plural ჭარხლები)

  1. beet, beetroot

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Armenian: ճարխալ (čarxal)
  • Bezhta: чӏархали (čʼarxali)
  • Mingrelian: ჭარხალი (č̣arxali)
  • Hunzib: чӏерхал (č’erxal)
  • Hinukh: чӏархала (c’arxala)
  • Avar: чӏархъал (čʼarqxal)
  • Udi: чӏархал (č̣arχal)
  • Ossetian: цӕхӕра (cæxæra), дзӕхӕра (ʒæxæra)

References

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჭარხალი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ჭარხალი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ჭარხალი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 458
  • ჭარხილ”, in Ingilouri leksiḳoni [Ingiloan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2011–2014
  • ჭარხალა”, in Čveneburebis kartuli leksiḳoni [Dictionary of Chveneburi Georgian] (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2011–2014
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 309
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