Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian აფრაჲ (apray). Further etymology is unknown. Compare also Abkhaz а́ҧра (ápra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apʰra/, [apʰɾa]
  • Hyphenation: აფ‧რა

Noun

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აფრა (apra) (plural აფრები)

  1. sail
  2. flap (in hat)

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • ? Abkhaz: а́ҧра (ápra)
  • Armenian: ափրա (apʻra) (Tbilisi)
  • ? Mingrelian: არფა (arpa)

References

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “აფრა”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 11
  • Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “აფრა”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press

Mingrelian

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Noun

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აფრა (apra)

  1. Alternative form of არფა (arpa)