ფორჩლიკ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ფოჩლიკ (počliḳ), ფოჩლიგ (počlig)

Etymology

Probably a compound word, see the alternative forms of ფო̈ლ (pöl). The ultimate etymology is uncertain. See Georgian ჩლიქი (čliki) for more.

Noun

ფორჩლიკ • (porčliḳ) (plural ფოჩლიკა̈რ)

1. hoof

Further reading

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ფორჩლიკ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1717