ქილორი

Mingrelian

ქილორი

Alternative forms

• ქჷლორი (kəlori), ქიორი (kiori)

Noun

ქილორი • (kilori)

1. pheasant

   Synonym: ხოხობი (xoxobi)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ქილორი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1522
• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 251, with uncertain sound changes, derives from *ქილ-ორ-ი < *ქიდ-ონ-ი (*kil-or-i < *kid-on-i), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *kid-an- (“wood pigeon”), deriving Georgian ქედანი (kedani, “wood pigeon”) from the same root.