ფუტკარი

Georgian edit

 
ფუტკარი

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian ფუტკარი (puṭḳari), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *buṭḳ-ar- (bee), from *buṭḳ(a)- (leaf) (whence also ბუტკო (buṭḳo)).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pʰutʼkʼari/, [pʰutʼkʼaɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ფუტ‧კა‧რი

Noun edit

ფუტკარი (puṭḳari) (plural ფუტკრები)

  1. bee (insect)

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Bats: ფუტკარ (puṭḳar)

Further reading edit

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ფუტკარი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Old Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *buṭḳ-ar- (bee).

Noun edit

ფუტკარი (puṭḳari)

  1. bee

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ფუტკარი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 449a