სირი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian სირი (siri), from Proto-Kartvelian *sir-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siri/, [siɾi]
  • Hyphenation: სი‧რი

Noun

სირი • (siri) (plural სირები)

  1. (obsolete) bird
  2. (obsolete) ostrich
  3. (derogatory) penis

Inflection

.Georgian.inflection-table tr:hover
{
	background-color:#EBEBEB;
}

Synonyms

  • ყლე (q̇le)
  • გამოსირებული (gamosirebuli)

Derived terms

  • გამოსირებული (gamosirebuli)

Further reading

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

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *sir-.

Noun

სირი • (siri)

  1. bird, chick, fledgling

Descendants

  • Georgian: სირი (siri)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “სირი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 393b
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.