ლირფი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Armenian լիրբ (lirb). Doublet of ლირბი (lirbi), borrowed from Old Armenian լիրբ (lirb). Old Armenian -րբ (-rb) developed into IPA(key): /ɾpʰ/, [ɾpʰ] in Armenian dialects.

Adjective

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ლირფი (lirpi) (comparative უფრო ლირფი, superlative ყველაზე ლირფი)

  1. rude, brazen, insolent

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “լիրբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 287a
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ლირფი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Grišašvili, Ioseb (1997) “ლირფი”, in Kalakuri leksiḳoni[1], prepared by Rusudan Ḳusrašvili, Tbilisi: Samšoblo, pages 141–141
  • Schmidt, Karl Horst (1962) Studien zur Rekonstruktion des Lautstandes der südkaukasischen Grundsprache (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes; XXXIV, 3)‎[2] (in German), Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, page 52