მძორი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • მძოვრი (mʒovri)

Etymology

From Old Georgian მძორი (mʒori) , from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒor-.

Noun

მძორი • (mʒori) (plural მძორები)

  1. carrion, corpse
    Synonym: ლეში (leši)

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Mingrelian: ნძორი (nʒori)

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “მძორი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “მძორი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 235b

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ʒor-.

Noun

მძორი • (mʒori)

  1. carrion, corpse
    Synonyms: გვამი (gvami), მკუდარი (mḳudari), შალილი (šalili)

Derived terms

  • მძორის-მჭამელი (mʒoris-mč̣ameli)

Descendants

  • Georgian: მძორი (mʒori), მძოვრი (mʒovri)
    • Mingrelian: ნძორი (nʒori)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მძორი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 308b―309a
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