ტარბი

Georgian

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian տարբ (tarb), the Tbilisi dialect form of տարմ (tarm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʼaɾbi]
  • Hyphenation: ტარ‧ბი

Noun

ტარბი • (ṭarbi) (plural ტარბები)

  1. rosy starling, Pastor roseus

Descendants

  • → Bats: ტარბ (ṭarb)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տարմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 387a
  • Čubinov, David (1887) “ტარბი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 1215
  • Patkanov, K. P. (1873) История монголов по армянским источникам [The history of Mongols according to Armenian sources] (in Russian), volume I, Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 124

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