თორხი

Laz

Noun

თორხი • (torxi) (plural თოხეფე)

1. Vitse form of თოხი (toxi)

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• თოხი (toxi) (possibly spurious)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *toq-.

Noun

თორხი • (torxi) (plural თორხეფი)

1. (rare) hoe

   Synonym: ბერგი (bergi)

Usage notes

Almost entirely unproductive; the preferred term is ბერგი (bergi).

Further reading

• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 795
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “თორხი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN