ფორჩლიკ

Svan

Alternative forms
  • ფოჩლიკ (počliḳ), ფოჩლიგ (počlig)

Etymology

Probably a compound word, see the alternative forms of ფო̈ლ (pöl). The ultimate etymology is uncertain. See Georgian ჩლიქი (čliki) for more.

Noun

ფორჩლიკ • (porčliḳ) (plural ფოჩლიკა̈რ)

  1. hoof

Further reading
  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ფორჩლიკ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1717
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