გური

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *gul-. Cognates include Georgian გული (guli).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuɾi/, /ˈɡu(ɹ)i/
  • Hyphenation: გუ‧რი

Noun

გური (guri) (Latin spelling guri)

  1. heart
  2. stomach, tummy
    ქაფჩა ჭკომა შქულე კოჩიზ გური უმჭვამს
    kapça ç̌ǩoma şkule ǩoçiz guri umç̌vams
    One's stomach burns when you eat anchovies
  3. core, center
    მაქვალიში გური
    makvalişi guri
    egg yolk
    (literally, “egg's core”)
  4. purpose, intent, intention
    სი ჰამინეფე მუ გურითე იქუმ ვარმიშკუნ
    si haminepe mu gurite ikum varmişǩun
    I don't know for what purpose you are doing this

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “guri”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “გური”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *gul-. Cognates include Georgian გული (guli).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuri/
  • Hyphenation: გუ‧რი

Noun

გური (guri)

  1. heart
  2. middle, core part of something (such as fruit)
  3. facial expression, countenance
  4. sense, perception

References

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “გური”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 338