კარაპი

Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian կարապ (karap).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kʼarapʼi/, [kʼaɾapʼi]
  • Hyphenation: კა‧რა‧პი

Noun edit

კარაპი (ḳaraṗi)

  1. swan
    Synonym: გედი (gedi)

References edit

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “კარაპი”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 492b
  2. ^ Greppin, John A. C. (1978) Classical and Middle Armenian bird names: A linguistic, taxonomic, and mythological study, Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, page 27

Further reading edit

  • Čubinov, David (1887) “კარაპი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 594