Etymology

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Borrowed from Georgian მირკანი (mirḳani), from Old Georgian მიჰრაკანი (mihraḳani), from the same Iranian source as Old Armenian մեհեկան (mehekan).

Proper noun

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მირკანი (mirǩani) (Latin spelling Mirǩani) (Borghola)

  1. (rare) March
    Synonym: მარტი (marťi)

Coordinate terms

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References

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  • Marr, N. (1904) Тексты и разыскания по армяно-грузинской филологии. Книга VI. Физиолог. Армяно-грузинский извод (Издания Факультета восточных языков Императорского С.-Петербургского университета; 5), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page XXXVII
  • Gippert, Jost (1988) “Die altgeorgischen Monatsnamen”, in Fridrik Thordarson, editor, Studia Caucasologica I: Proceedings of the Third Caucasian Colloquium, Oslo, July, 1986 (in German), Oslo: Norwegian University Press, pages 97, 131
  • Ḳeḳeliʒe, Ḳorneli (1956) Eṭiudebi ʒveli kartuli liṭeraṭuris isṭoriidan (in Georgian), volume I, Tbilisi: University Press, page 101

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “Mirk'ani”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)