პიტალო
Georgian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Georgian პიტალოჲ (ṗiṭaloy), which seems to be used as a noun in some cases. Further etymology is unknown. Has been compared to Adyghe пытэ (pətɛ), Kabardian быдэ (bədɛ, “tough”)[1] and Georgian ტალი (ṭali, “flint”).[2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Furthermore, Sulkhan-Saba, in his dictionary, defines the term as the modern 2nd sense, pure metal. In Old Georgian manuscripts, however, it can clearly be seen to have been used in a different sense entirely, which may be connected to the 1st sense of the modern word.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]indeclinable
პიტალო • (ṗiṭalo) (comparative უფრო პიტალო, superlative ყველაზე პიტალო)
- steep (of a cliff, rock, etc.)
- (figuratively) strong, tough
- (figuratively) smooth, glossy (as a mirror, etc.)
- pure (of a metal)
Descendants
[edit]- → Bats: პიტალ (ṗiṭal)
References
[edit]- ^ Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages][1] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 102–103
- ^ Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 178
Further reading
[edit]- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “პიტალო”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)][2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 342
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 332