ფარა

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Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰara/,
  • Hyphenation: ფა‧რა

Etymology 1

Noun

ფარა (para) (plural ფარები)

  1. (collective) herd, flock

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), ultimately from Persian پاره (pâre).

Noun

ფარა (para) (usually uncountable, plural ფარები)

  1. (archaic) coin, kopeck (unit of lowest monetary value)
  2. (Adjara, Guria, Imereti) money

Inflection

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Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), Derived from Persian پاره (pâre).

Noun

ფარა (para) (plural ფარაფე, Latin spelling para)

  1. money
    Synonym: ჯენჭარერი (cenç̌areri)
    აშეში ქომოჯიქ კურბეთის ფარა ჭკინდუმს
    aşeşi komocik ǩurbetis para ç̌ǩindums
    Aisha's husband earns money abroad

Further reading

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