ჯორი

Georgian

ჯორი

Etymology

From Old Georgian ჯორი (ǯori). Likely borrowed from Old Armenian ջորի (ǰori).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒori/, [d͡ʒoɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ჯო‧რი

Noun

ჯორი • (ǯori) (plural ჯორები)

  1. mule
  2. (dialectal) donkey

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • ქრისტეს ჯორი (krisṭes ǯori)
  • ჯორის საპალნე (ǯoris saṗalne)
  • ჯორა (ǯora)
  • ჯორაკა (ǯoraḳa)

Descendants

  • Mingrelian: ჯორი (ǯori)
  • Svan: ჯორ (ǯor)

See also

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ջորի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჯორი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 574

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

  • ნჯორი (nǯori)

Etymology

From Georgian ჯორი (ǯori).

Noun

ჯორი • (ǯori) (plural ჯორეფი)

  1. mule
  • ჯორა (ǯora)

References

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჯორი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 2059
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