ჭრელი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჭრელი (č̣reli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣er-el-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼreli/, [t͡ʃʼɾeli]

Adjective
Adjectival declension of ჭრელი
Case adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental ჭრელი (č̣reli)
ergative ჭრელმა (č̣relma)
dative, adverbial ჭრელ (č̣rel)
vocative ჭრელო (č̣relo)

ჭრელი • (č̣reli) (comparative უფრო ჭრელი, superlative ყველაზე ჭრელი)

  1. particoloured, piebald, pied, pockmarked, variegated, motley, multicolored
  2. (of eyes) multicolored and with white flecks
    Coordinate term: ჭროღა (č̣roɣa)

Derived terms
  • ჭრელა-ჭრულა (č̣rela-č̣rula)

Descendants
  • → Armenian: ճռել (čṙel), ճրել (črel) — Tbilisi
  • → Svan: ჭჷრელ (č̣ərel)
  • → Turkish: çiril

See also
  • ჭროღა (č̣roɣa)

Further reading
  • Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ჭრელი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary‎, London: Garnett Press

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣er-el-.

Adjective

ჭრელი • (č̣reli)

  1. particoloured, piebald, pied, pockmarked, variegated, motley, multicolored

Descendants
  • Georgian: ჭრელი (č̣reli)
    • → Armenian: ճռել (čṙel), ճրել (črel) — Tbilisi
    • → Svan: ჭჷრელ (č̣ərel)
    • → Turkish: çiril

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჭრელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 558b
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