ქობალი

Mingrelian

Etymology

Cognate with Georgian ხორბალი (xorbali) and Laz ქოვალი (kovali). See the Georgian entry for more.

Noun

ქობალი • (kobali) (plural ქობალეფი)

1. bread
2. wheat

Derived terms

• მექობალე (mekobale)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ქობალი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1529
• Ḳarṭozia, Guram, Gersamia, Rusudan, Lomia, Maia, Cxadaia, Taia (2010) Manana Ṗerṭenava, Sopio Šamugua, Irma Xaramišvili, Maḳa Comaia, editors, Megrulis lingvisṭuri analizi [Linguistic analysis of Mingrelian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Meridiani, →ISBN, page 538