პილ

Svan

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ṗir-. Cognate with Georgian პირი (ṗiri), Laz პიჯი (p̌ici) and Mingrelian პიჯი (ṗiǯi).

Noun

პილ • (ṗil)

1. lip
2. mouth
3. edge
4. bank (of a river)

References

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “პილ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1525
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “პილ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 246