Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Armenian տարբ (tarb), the Tbilisi dialect form of տարմ (tarm).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tʼarbi/, [tʼaɾbi]
  • Hyphenation: ტარ‧ბი

Noun edit

ტარბი (ṭarbi) (plural ტარბები)

  1. rosy starling, Pastor roseus

Descendants edit

  • ? Bats: ტარბ (ṭarb)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “տարմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 387a
  • Čubinov, David (1887), “ტარბი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 1215