სინდიყი

Georgian

Etymology

From Iranian, possibly via Old Armenian սնդիկ (sndik). See it for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sindiqʼi/, [sindiχʼi]
• Hyphenation: სინ‧დი‧ყი

Noun

სინდიყი • (sindiq̇i)

1. (obsolete) mercury

Synonyms

• ვერცხლისწყალი (vercxlisc̣q̇ali)

Derived terms

• სინდიყიანი (sindiq̇iani)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սնդիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 236b
• Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “სინდიყი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎^[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949