ჭრაქი

Georgian

Etymology

Borrowed via Armenian ճրագ (črag) and not directly from Iranian as evidenced by final ქ (k). ჩირაღი (čiraɣi) is directly from Persian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼrakʰi/, [t͡ʃʼɾakʰi]
  • Hyphenation: ჭრა‧ქი

Noun

ჭრაქი • (č̣raki) (plural ჭრაქები)

  1. oil-lamp, wick lamp

Descendants
  • → Bats: ჭრაქ (č̣rak)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճրագ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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