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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ტურფაჲ (ṭurpay, “foreign (to one's eyes); beautiful”), from the same Iranian source as տարփ (tarpʻ). See the latter for more.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ტურფა • (ṭurpa) (comparative უფრო ტურფა, superlative უტურფესი)
- (mostly of a woman) beautiful, charming
- beloved (mostly used in vocative case as a way to address a woman)
Derived terms
Proper noun
ტურფა • (ṭurpa)
- a female given name from Georgia
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տարփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 189ab