ტურფა

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ტურფაჲ (ṭurpay, “foreign (to one's eyes); beautiful”), from the same Iranian source as տարփ (tarpʻ). See the latter for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʼurpʰa/, [tʼuɾpʰa]
  • Hyphenation: ტურ‧ფა

Adjective
indeclinable

ტურფა • (ṭurpa) (comparative უფრო ტურფა, superlative უტურფესი)

  1. (mostly of a woman) beautiful, charming
  2. beloved (mostly used in vocative case as a way to address a woman)

Derived terms
  • სიტურფე (siṭurpe)
  • ტურფად (ṭurpad)

Proper noun

ტურფა • (ṭurpa)

  1. a female given name from Georgia

Further reading
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տարփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 189ab
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