ძაღლი

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Georgian

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ძაღლი

Etymology

From Old Georgian ძაღლი (ʒaɣli), from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁aɣl-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zaɣli/,
  • Hyphenation: ძაღ‧ლი
  • (file)

Noun

ძაღლი (ʒaɣli) (plural ძაღლები)

  1. dog
  2. (slang, colloquial, derogatory) police officer

Inflection

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Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ძაღლი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ძაღლი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎, Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 437b

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁aɣl-. Compare also ძაღუერი (ʒaɣueri, stupid, silly, witless).

Noun

ძაღლი (ʒaɣli)

  1. dog

Descendants

  • Georgian: ძაღლი (ʒaɣli)

References

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 283

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ძაღლი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 523