ბორჯღალი
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Georgian
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Borjgala.svg/220px-Borjgala.svg.png)
Alternative forms
[edit]- ბორჯღალა (borǯɣala)
Etymology
[edit]A Kartvelian term. One theory links it to Mingrelian ბარჩხალი (barčxali, “glittering, brilliant”). Another theory explains it through Mingrelian ბორჯი (borǯi, “time”) and ღალი (ɣali, “take; walk”), therefore resulting in "passage of time".
Noun
[edit]ბორჯღალი • (borǯɣali) (plural ბორჯღალები)
- A Georgian symbol of the Sun that is regarded as a symbol of their national identity
Derived terms
[edit]- ბორჯღალოსნები (borǯɣalosnebi)