Georgian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bora/, [b̥oɾa]
  • Hyphenation: ბო‧რა

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Armenian բոռ (boṙ)[1]

Noun

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ბორა (bora) (plural ბორები)

  1. (obsolete) warble fly[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բոռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 473a
  2. ^ Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ბორა”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ბორა (bora) (plural ბორები)

  1. red kite