ალატა

Georgian

Alternative forms

• ალა (ala)

Etymology

Possibly from Old Armenian. Compare Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”).

Noun

ალატა • (alaṭa)

1. (obsolete) a container for flour at the mill

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “ალატა”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences