მაჭანკალი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • მარჯაკალი (marǯaḳali) dialectal
  • მაჭაკალი (mač̣aḳali)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mat͡ʃʼankʼali/, [mat͡ʃʼaŋkʼali]

Noun

მაჭანკალი • (mač̣anḳali) (plural მაჭანკლები)

  1. matchmaker

Declension

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Descendants

  • Laz: მაჭანკალი (maç̌anǩali)

See also

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մաճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 241a, tentatively derives from Armenian մաճակալ (mačakal, plowman) but is unable to explain the sense development
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