კუნძული

Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian კუნძული (ḳunʒuli).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʼund͡zuli/
  • Hyphenation: კუნ‧ძუ‧ლი

Noun

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კუნძული (ḳunʒuli) (plural კუნძულები)

  1. island

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Bats: კუნძულ (ḳunʒul)

Old Georgian

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Etymology 1

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The origin is uncertain. Possibly related to Old Armenian կղզի (kłzi). See it for more.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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კუნძული (ḳunʒuli)

  1. island
Descendants
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References

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1944) Kartuli da somxuri liṭeraṭuruli urtiertoba IX—X ss-ši : Gamoḳvleva da ṭeksṭebi [Georgian and Armenian literary relations of the ninth and tenth centuries: Study and Texts]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 96
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “კუნძული”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 205b
  • Gippert, Jost (2005) “Das Armenische — eine indogermanische Sprache im kaukasischen Areal”, in Gerhard Meiser, Olav Hacksteing, editors, Sprachkontakt und Sprachwandel : Akten der XI. Fachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft, 17.-23. September 2000, Halle an der Saale[3] (in German), Wiesbaden: L. Reichert, pages 149–150
  • Gippert, Jost (2017) “Armeno-Albanica II: Exchanging doves”, in Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen et al., editors, Usque ad radices: Indo-European studies in honour of Birgit Anette Olsen (Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European; 8)‎[4], Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, page 179
  • Marr, N. (1908) Основные таблицы к грамматике древнегрузинского языка[5] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 9
  • Mirianischvili, Pierre (1910) “Sur le rapport mutuel entre le géorgien et l'arménien”, in Revue de Linguistique et de Philologie comparée[6] (in French), volume 43, Paris, page 254 of 233–270
  • Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “კუნძული”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 584b

Etymology 2

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An Iranian borrowing: compare Persian کنجلک (konjolak, wrinkle, fold, plait), کنجل (konjol, anything contracted, shrunk up, or wrinkled; the hand or foot with the fingers or toes contracted; bread which, by accident, has fallen into the embers of the oven), کنج (konj, corner). Akin to Georgian კუნჭული (ḳunč̣uli, corner, nook).

Noun

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კუნძული (ḳunʒuli)

  1. corner, nook

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