წილი

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian წილი (c̣ili), from Proto-Kartvelian *c̣₁il-.

The sense of "nit" could have developed under the influence of ჭილი (č̣ili), ჭიჭილა (č̣ič̣ila) (from Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣il-) or ტილი (ṭili) (from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭilʿ-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sʼili/
  • Hyphenation: წი‧ლი

Noun

წილი (c̣ili) (plural წილები)

  1. ante, divvy, lobe, portion, share
  2. nit, louse egg

Inflection

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “წილი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • წილი”, in Pereidnuli leksiḳoni [Fereydanian Dictionary]‎ (in Georgian), Kartuli dialekṭuri ḳorṗusi, 2011–2014
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծիլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 455b