სხალი

Georgian

Noun

სხალი • (sxali) (plural სხალები)

  1. (dialectal, Guria) alternative form of მსხალი (msxali)

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *msxal-; see there for more.

Noun

სხალი • (sxali)

  1. pear
  2. Pyrus (pear tree)

Descendants

  • Georgian: მსხალი (msxali), სხალი (sxali), ფსხალი (psxali) — dialectal
    • → Bats: სხალ class bd (sxal)
    • → Armenian: մսխալի (msxali, “a certain variety of grapevine”)
    • → Tsez: цихоли (cixoli, “wild (of apples, pears, and other fruits)”)

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “სხალი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 408
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