ბებერი

Georgian

Etymology

Reduplication of ბერი (beri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beberi/, [b̥ebeɾi]
• Hyphenation: ბე‧ბე‧რი

Noun

ბებერი • (beberi) (plural ბებერები)

1. old, senile

Usage notes

• In literary usage the word refers to things such as house, plants such as trees, or any old animal. Usually not used to refer to an old person (მოხუცი (moxuci) is used instead), because the term could be considered impolite or offensive, even though colloquially it's still being used with or without the abovesaid connotation.

Synonyms

• მოხუცი (moxuci)