მტკაველი
Georgian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Georgian მტკაველი (mṭḳaveli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mṭḳaw-. Cognate with Mingrelian ტკუ (ṭḳu), ტკო (ṭḳo) and Laz მტკო (mťǩo), მტუ (mťu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
მტკაველი • (mṭḳaveli) (plural მტკაველები)
- span (the space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended)
References edit
- Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 337