ამაო

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ამაოჲ (amaoy), ამავოჲ (amavoy), borrowed from Old Armenian ամայի (amayi), genitive ամայւոյ (amaywoy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amao]
• Hyphenation: ამაო

Adjective

indeclinable

ამაო • (amao) (comparative უფრო ამაო, superlative ყველაზე ამაო)

1. futile, nugatory, otiose, vain

Synonyms

• ფუჭი (puč̣i)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ամայի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press