სელი

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seli/
  • Hyphenation: სე‧ლი

Etymology 1

From Old Georgian სელი (seli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *sel-.

Noun

სელი • (seli) (plural სელები)

  1. flax
  2. linen
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Noun

სელი • (seli) (plural სელები)

  1. (obsolete) luxurious chair

Noun

სელი • (seli) (plural სელები)

  1. (dialectal, Adjara) cart

Further reading

  • Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1975) “სელი”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words] (in Georgian), volume II, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 101
  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 196, links with სოლი (soli, (cart-wheel) spoke; wedge), Svan სა̈უ̂ (säû, sledge, sleigh), სეუ̂ (seû), Mingrelian სალი (sali, (cart-wheel) spoke; wedge), and Old Armenian սայլ (sayl, oxcart, cart), Armenian սել (sel)

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *sel-.

Noun

სელი • (seli)

  1. flax
  2. linen
    Synonym: ბისონი (bisoni)

Descendants

  • Georgian: სელი (seli)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “სელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 387
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