ყური

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ყური (q̇uri), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur-. Cognate with Mingrelian ჸუჯი (ʾuǯi) and Laz ყუჯი (q̇uǯi). Georgian ყრუ (q̇ru) is of the same origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qʼuri/
  • Hyphenation: ყუ‧რი

Noun

ყური (q̇uri) (plural ყურები)

  1. ear

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • საყურე (saq̇ure)
  • ყურსასმენები (q̇ursasmenebi)
  • ყური არ ეთხოვება (q̇uri ar etxoveba)
  • ყურს მიაპყრობს (q̇urs miaṗq̇robs)
  • ყურს მოარიდებს (q̇urs moaridebs)

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur-.

Noun

ყური (q̇uri)

  1. ear
  2. handle (part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved)

Descendants

References

  • abulaʒe, ilia (1973), ყური”, in ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 469
  • Klimov, Georgij A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 246
  • penrixi (Fähnrich), hainc; sarǯvelaʒe, zurab (2000) kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 544
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