ბატი

Georgian

ბატი

Etymology

From Old Georgian ბატი (baṭi), from Iranian. Compare Pashto بته. Related to Armenian բադ (bad).

Sulkhan-Saba mentions the word comes from Armenian instead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /batʼi/, [b̥atʼi]
  • Hyphenation: ბა‧ტი

Noun

ბატი • (baṭi) (plural ბატები)

  1. goose
    Synonym: ღერღედი (ɣerɣedi)
  2. (figuratively) fool

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ბატის ფრთა (baṭis prta)

Descendants

  • Bats: ბატ (baṭ)
  • Hinukh: матӏи (mat’i, goose)
  • Laz: ბატი (baťi)
  • Svan: ბა̈ტ (bäṭ)
  • Mingrelian: ბატი (baṭi)

See also

  • ბჟიტი (bžiṭi)

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Georgian ბატი (baṭi).

Noun

ბატი • (baṭi) (plural ბატეფი)

  1. goose
    Synonym: ღორღონჯი (ɣorɣonǯi)
  2. the young of animals, usually a buffalo baby
    Synonym: ღოღო (ɣoɣo)

Derived terms

  • ბატია (baṭia)

References

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ბატი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 87
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