ილი

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Georgian

Etymology

Either from an Iranian language, cf. Persian هیل (hil, cardamom), or from Armenian հիլ (hil, cardamom). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ēla (cardamom). Compare also Tamil ஏலம் (ēlam), Telugu ఏల (ēla) and Malayalam ഏലം (ēlaṁ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ili/
  • Hyphenation: ი‧ლი

Noun

ილი (ili) (plural ილები)

  1. cardamom

Declension

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇wl-iw- (bone).

Noun

ილი (ili) (Latin spelling ili) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi)

  1. bone
    ილი ვალა ნააწუნენ შენი კატა ჭუმანიში მოისელასი ინდრიკენ
    ili vala naaǯunen şeni ǩaťa ç̌umanişi moiselasi indriǩen
    Bones, muscles, etc. are bent and twisted when they get up in the morning because their whole body is tired.
  2. (Vizha, Artasheni) fishbone
    Synonym: მხა (mxa)
    ბერე ჩხომი ჩამტაშა ილეფე იკათალი
    bere çxomi çamťaşa ilepe iǩatali
    Be careful with the bones when feeding fish to a small child
  3. (Vizha) button
    Synonym: მფული (mpuli)
    ილი ჯეგიჭორდასი ელაცონაშეთე ქელიმბინი
    ili cegiç̌ordasi elaʒonaşete kelimbini
    Fasten with safety pins when the button breaks

Further reading

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