სმენადაკარგული

Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From სმენა (smena, hearing (ability)) +‎ დაკარგული (daḳarguli, lost), literally "someone who has lost their hearing ability".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /smenadakʼarɡuli/, [smenadakʼaɾɡuli]
  • Hyphenation: სმე‧ნა‧და‧კარ‧გუ‧ლი

Adjective edit

სმენადაკარგული (smenadaḳarguli) (not comparable)

  1. deaf (unable to hear; lost the ability to hear)

Usage notes edit

This term is thought to be more appropriate and less impolite than ყრუ (q̇ru).

Synonyms edit