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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian პირი (ṗiri), from Proto-Kartvelian *ṗir-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʼiri/,
- Hyphenation: პი‧რი
Noun
პირი • (ṗiri) (plural პირები)
- mouth (opening in the face)
- face
პირზე იმედიანი ღიმილი უთამაშებდა.- ṗirze imediani ɣimili utamašebda.
- A hopeful smile was dancing on her (his) face.
- person, individual
- იურიდიული პირი ― iuridiuli ṗiri ― juridical person
- ფიზიკური პირი ― piziḳuri ṗiri ― natural person
- agreement
- unity, practice of helping each other
- will
- copy
- surface
- (of tissue, leather etc.) either side
- edge
- row
- end hole of a barrel, from which a projectile is discharged
- (of time) start
- საღამოს პირი ― saɣamos ṗiri ― the start of evening
- (grammar) person
Inflection
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Synonyms
Antonyms
Meronyms
- (mouth): ტუჩი (ṭuči)
- (face): პირი (ṗiri)
Holonyms
- (mouth): სახე (saxe)
- (face): თავი (tavi)
Derived terms
See also
Mingrelian
Noun
პირი • (ṗiri)
- Alternative form of პეული (ṗeuli)
Old Georgian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *ṗir-.
The root is პ- (ṗ-). Georgian -ირ- (-ir-) and Mingrelian -იჯ- (-iǯ-) are determiner suffixes. Compare cognates: Mingrelian პიჯი (ṗiǯi), Laz პიჯი (p̌ici) and Svan პილ (ṗil, “lip”)
Noun
პირი • (ṗiri)
- face, countenance
- lip
- muzzle, snout
- job of some kind
- blade, sharp edge of a weapon
- edge
Descendants
References
- Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 371
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 150
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 331
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “პირი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 339
- Čikobava, Arnold (1938) Č̣anur-megrul-kartuli šedarebiti leksiḳoni [Laz–Megrel–Georgian Comparative Dictionary] (Works; IV) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, published 2008