ტო

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Georgian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Shortening of კინტო (ḳinṭo, “trader, type of entertainer”).[1]

Interjection

ტო • (ṭo)

  1. mate, pal, dude (to male friend)
    • 1889, Raphael Eristavi, თეატრი 8:
      ტო, ახმახ, დახვეტო, განა გომურია?
      ṭo, axmax, daxveṭo, gana gomuria?
Descendants
  • → Armenian: տո (to)

References

  1. ^ Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ტო”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary‎, London: Garnett Press

Further reading

  • Bregaʒe, Levan (2013) “ტო”, in Kartuli žargonis leksiḳoni [The dictionary of Georgian slang]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, page 126

Etymology 2

Likely from etymology 1. Compare Armenian տո (to), which has senses and usages corresponding to both. The final positioning of ტო (ṭo) may suggest influence from Russian -то (-to, emphatic postpositive particle), or that can simply be a coincidence.

Particle

ტო • (ṭo)

  1. (slang, colloquial) phrase-final expletive connoting anger or surprise
    რას აკეთებ ტო, ხომ არ გაგიჟდი?
    ras aḳeteb ṭo, xom ar gagiždi?
    What are you doing, are you out of your mind?
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