გოდოლი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian გოდოლი (godoli), according to Ačaṙean borrowed from Old Armenian կոթող (kotʻoł). This is accepted by Russell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ̊odoli]
  • Hyphenation: გო‧დო‧ლი

Noun

გოდოლი • (godoli) (plural გოდოლები)

  1. pillar
  2. tower
    Synonym: კოშკი (ḳošḳi)

Derived terms

  • გოდლობა (godloba, “to rise”)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կոթող”, 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 615a
  • Russell, James R. (1987) Zoroastrianism in Armenia (Harvard Iranian Series; 5), Cambridge: Harvard University Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and National Association for Armenian Studies and Research, page 98
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