ფორთოხალი

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Georgian

ფორთოხლები

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پورتقال (portokal, orange), itself from Greek πορτοκάλι (portokáli), via Venetian portogallo, ultimately from Portuguese Portugal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰortʰoxali/,
  • Hyphenation: ფორ‧თო‧ხა‧ლი

Noun

ფორთოხალი (portoxali) (plural ფორთოხლები)

  1. orange (fruit)
    Synonym: ნარინჯი (narinǯi)

Inflection

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Derived terms

References

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ფორთოხალი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ფორთოხალი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎, 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo