ბორია

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ბორიო (borio)

Etymology

From Old Georgian ბორიაჲ (boriay, northern wind), from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās).

Noun

ბორია • (boria) (plural ბორიები)

  1. (dialectal, Guria) (cold, northern) breeze

Inflection

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References

  • Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1974, 1975) “ბორია”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 81

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās).

Noun

ბორია • (boria) (plural ბორიეფი) (ZugdidiSamurzakano)

  1. wind
    Synonym: ქარი (kari)

References

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ბორია”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 119
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