Georgian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Proto-Georgian-Zan *toḳ- is reconstructible, compare Mingrelian თოკი (toḳi) and Laz თოკი (toǩi), თოჭი (toç̌i), (მ)თუკი ((m)tuǩi), თიჭი (tiç̌i). For Laz vocalism compare the Zan descendants of Proto-Georgian-Zan *kor-. Mainstream Kartvelian literature is seemingly unaware of this root however.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tʰokʼi/
  • Hyphenation: თო‧კი

Noun edit

თოკი (toḳi) (plural თოკები)

  1. rope, cord

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: թոկ (tʻok)
  • Bats: თოკ (toḳ)
  • Bezhta: токӏи (tokʼi)
  • Hunzib: токӏи (tok’i)
  • Svan: თა̈კუ̂ (täḳû)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Marr, N. (1911) “Дневник поездки в Шавшетию и Кларджетию [Diary of the trip to Shavsheti and Klarjeti]”, in Тексты и разыскания по армяно-грузинской филологии. Книга VII. Георгий Мерчуле. Житие Св. Григория Хандзтийского (Издания Факультета восточных языков Императорского С.-Петербургского университета; 5)‎[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 82a
  2. ^ Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1974) “თოკვი”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words]‎[2] (in Georgian), volume I, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 250b

Further reading edit

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “თოკი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “თოკი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[3], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 244b
  • Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 134
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 796

Mingrelian edit

Etymology edit

See Georgian თოკი (toḳi).

Noun edit

თოკი (toḳi) (plural თოკეფი)

  1. rope, cord

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “თოკი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 603
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 796
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “თოკი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎[4], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Pipia, Daniel (2008) “თოკი”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎[5], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN