ქინძისთავი

Georgian

Etymology

From ქინძი (kinʒi, “coriander”) +‎ თავი (tavi, “head”), because of the round shape of coriander seeds.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰind͡zistʰavi/

Noun

ქინძისთავი • (kinʒistavi) (plural ქინძისთავები)

  1. pinhead

Derived terms
  • გულის ქინძისთავი (gulis kinʒistavi)
  • შუბლის ქინძისთავი (šublis kinʒistavi)

Descendants
  • Bats: ქინძისთავ (kinʒistav)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 559b
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