ტარბი

Georgian

Etymology

From Armenian տարբ (tarb), the Tbilisi dialect form of տարմ (tarm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʼaɾbi]
• Hyphenation: ტარ‧ბი

Noun

ტარბი • (ṭarbi) (plural ტარბები)

1. rosy starling, Pastor roseus

Descendants

• →? Bats: ტარბ (ṭarb)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տարմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 387a
• Čubinov, David (1887) “ტარბი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 1215