თელა

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰela/, [tʰeɫa]
  • Hyphenation: თე‧ლა

Etymology 1

From Old Georgian თელაჲ (telay). See it for more.

Noun

თელა • (tela) (plural თელები)

  1. elm
Inflection
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Descendants
  • Bats: თელ (tel)
  • Mingrelian: თელა (tela)

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “თელა”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Verbal noun

თელა • (tela) (impf.)

  1. alternative form of თელვა (telva)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Persian طَلا (talâ).

Noun

თელა • (tela) (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Fereydan) gold (metal)
    Synonym: ოქრო (okro)

Further reading

  • თელა”, in Pereidnuli leksiḳoni [Fereydanian Dictionary] (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2011–2014
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