ქინქლი

Georgian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰinkʰli/, [kʰiŋkʰli]
  • Hyphenation: ქინ‧ქლი

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kartvelian *kinkl-.

Noun

ქინქლი • (kinkli) (plural ქინქლები)

  1. (dialectal, Mtiuletian) feces of chicken or goat

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kartvelian *kinkl-.

Noun

ქინქლი • (kinkli) (plural ქინქლები)

  1. (dialectal, Imeretian) soft fur
  2. (dialectal, Imeretian and Gurian) snowflake

References
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ქინქლი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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