ტო
See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"
Georgian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Shortening of კინტო (ḳinṭo, “trader, type of entertainer”).[1]
Interjection
[edit]ტო • (ṭo)
- mate, pal, dude (to male friend)
- 1889, Raphael Eristavi, თეატრი 8:
- ტო, ახმახ, დახვეტო, განა გომურია?
- ṭo, axmax, daxveṭo, gana gomuria?
- ტო, ახმახ, დახვეტო, განა გომურია?
Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: տո (to)
References
[edit]- ^ Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ტო”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary[1], London: Garnett Press
Further reading
[edit]- Bregaʒe, Levan (2013) “ტო”, in Kartuli žargonis leksiḳoni [The dictionary of Georgian slang][2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, page 126
Etymology 2
[edit]Likely from etymology 1. Compare Armenian տո (to), which has senses and usages corresponding to both. The final positioning of ტო (ṭo) may suggest influence from Russian -то (-to, emphatic postpositive particle), or that can simply be a coincidence.
Particle
[edit]ტო • (ṭo)
- (slang, colloquial) phrase-final expletive connoting anger or surprise
- რას აკეთებ ტო, ხომ არ გაგიჟდი?
- ras aḳeteb ṭo, xom ar gagiždi?
- What are you doing, are you out of your mind?