Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Georgian ცელი (celi), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *cel-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡seli/, [t͡sʰeli]
  • Hyphenation: ცე‧ლი

Noun edit

ცელი (celi) (plural ცელები)

  1. scythe

Inflection edit

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

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

Mingrelian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *cel-. According to Fähnrich–Sarǯvelaʒe, this form is borrowed from Georgian ცელი (celi) while ცალი (cali) is inherited.

Noun edit

ცელი (celi) (plural ცელეფი)

  1. scythe

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ცელი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1755
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914), “ცელი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 369b–370a
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi; Ezugbaia, Lali; Memišiši, Omar; Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 869
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ცელი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN

Old Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *cel-.

Noun edit

ცელი (celi)

  1. scythe

Descendants edit

Further reading edit