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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ამაოჲ (amaoy), ამავოჲ (amavoy), borrowed from Old Armenian ամայի (amayi), genitive ամայւոյ (amaywoy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ამაო • (amao) (indeclinable, comparative უფრო ამაო, superlative ყველაზე ამაო)
- futile, nugatory, otiose, vain
- Synonym: ფუჭი (puč̣i)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ամայի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press