მაჭარი

Georgian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, from Middle Armenian մաճար (mačar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat͡ʃʼari/, [mat͡ʃʼaɾi]
• Hyphenation: მა‧ჭა‧რი

Noun

მაჭარი • (mač̣ari) (plural მაჭარები)

1. partially fermented wine

Descendants

• → Bats: მაჭარ (mač̣ar)
• → Ossetian: мачъари (maḱ’ari)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մաճար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 242a