ქინქლი

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰinkʰli/, [kʰiŋkʰli]
• Hyphenation: ქინ‧ქლი

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kartvelian *kinkl-.

Noun

ქინქლი • (kinkli) (plural ქინქლები)

1. (dialectal, Mtiuletian) feces of chicken or goat

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kartvelian *kinkl-.

Noun

ქინქლი • (kinkli) (plural ქინქლები)

1. (dialectal, Imeretian) soft fur
2. (dialectal, Imeretian and Gurian) snowflake

References

• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill
• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ქინქლი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press