ლერწამი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ლერწამი (lerc̣ami), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ler-c̣₁em- (reed).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lert͡sʼami/, [leɾt͡sʼami]
  • Hyphenation: ლერ‧წა‧მი

Noun

ლერწამი • (lerc̣ami) (plural ლერწმები)

  1. cane, reed, rush

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • შაქრის ლერწამი (šakris lerc̣ami)

References

  1. Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 109

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ლერწამი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 208b
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