Georgian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰula/, [kʰuɫa]
  • Hyphenation: ქუ‧ლა

Etymology 1

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From Persian کله (kola). See Arabic كُلَّة (gulla) for more, and Russian кол (kol, 1 in the lotto game) for the semantic development.

Noun

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ქულა (kula) (plural ქულები)

  1. point (a unit of scoring in a game or competition)
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Etymology 2

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Related to Armenian քուլա (kʻula).

Noun

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ქულა (kula) (plural ქულები)

  1. flock of scutched cotton
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Descendants
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  • ? Svan: ქულა (kula), ქუდა (kuda)

Further reading

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  • Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ქულა”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary[1], London: Garnett Press

Mingrelian

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Etymology

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Probably from Ancient Greek χωλός (khōlós).

Adjective

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ქულა (kula)

  1. lame, limping, gammy
    Synonyms: კანჭალა (ḳanč̣ala), ფირხუ (pirxu), ჩერქუ (čerku), ცარქულა (carkula)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ქულა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1538
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ქულა”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎[2] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 346b