Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian ტილი (ṭili), from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭilʿ-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tʼili/
  • Hyphenation: ტი‧ლი

Noun edit

ტილი (ṭili) (plural ტილები)

  1. louse
    Synonym: მკბენარი (mḳbenari) (euphemism)

Inflection edit

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Further reading edit

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ტილი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ტილი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 336a

Old Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kartvelian *ṭilʿ-.

Noun edit

ტილი (ṭili)

  1. louse

Descendants edit

  • Georgian: ტილი (ṭili)

Further reading edit

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ტილი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 412a