багӏли

Avar

Alternative forms

  • бигӏли (biʻli)
  • бегӏли (beʻli) — Karakh, Tlesserukh
  • магӏли (maʻli) — Sogratl, Keger
  • бали (bali) — Antsrosu
  • били (bili) — Upper Karakh

Etymology

A Caucasian Wanderwort, see Georgian ბალი (bali). According to Xalilov, the alternative forms are borrowed directly from Georgian.

Noun

багӏли • (baʻli) class 3 (ergative багӏлиялъ, genitive багӏлиялъул, plural багӏлидул)

  1. cherry
    Synonym: жага (žaga)

References

  • Xalilov, M. Š. (2004) Грузинско-дагестанские языковые контакты [Georgian–Daghestanian linguistic contacts] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, pages 83–84, 272b
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