სხალი

Georgian

Noun

სხალი • (sxali) (plural სხალები)

  1. (dialectal, Guria) Alternative form of მსხალი (msxali)

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *msxal-; see there for more.

Noun

სხალი • (sxali)

  1. pear
  2. Pyrus (pear tree)

Descendants
  • Georgian: მსხალი (msxali), სხალი (sxali), ფსხალი (psxali)
    • → Armenian: մսխալի (msxali, “a certain variety of grapevine”)
    • → Tsez: цихоли (cixoli, “wild (of apples, pears, and other fruits)”)

References
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “სხალი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 408
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