მაჭარი

Georgian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, from Middle Armenian մաճար (mačar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mat͡ʃʼari/, [mat͡ʃʼaɾi]
  • Hyphenation: მა‧ჭა‧რი

Noun

მაჭარი • (mač̣ari) (plural მაჭარები)

  1. partially fermented wine

Descendants
  • → Bats: მაჭარ (mač̣ar)
  • → Ossetian: мачъари (maḱ’ari)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մաճար”, 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 242a
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