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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kʰurtʰi/, [kʰuɾtʰi]
  • Hyphenation: ქურ‧თი

Etymology 1 edit

Ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwrt /⁠kurd⁠/).

The connection of this term to ქურდი (kurdi, thief) is folk etymology.

Noun edit

ქურთი (kurti) (plural ქურთები)

  1. Kurd
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Mingrelian: ქურთი (kurti)

Etymology 2 edit

Akin to Svan ლი-თურქუ̂-ე (li-turkû-e), თუ̂ირქუ̂ (tûirkû).[1]

Noun edit

ქურთი (kurti) (plural ქურთები) (Mtiuleti, Khevi, Khevsureti)

  1. dried dung
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References edit

  1. ^ Saɣliani, Medea (2016) Važa Šengelia, editor, Svanuri enis sṭrukṭuris saḳitxebi [On the Structure of the Svan language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN, pages 433–434

Further reading edit

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ქურთი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press