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ფშატი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Armenian փշատ (pʻšat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʰʃatʼi]
  • Hyphenation: ფშა‧ტი

Noun

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ფშატი (pšaṭi)

  1. oleaster, Elaeagnus angustifolia
  2. (Meskheti) oleaster-leafed pear (Pyrus elaeagrifolia)[1]
    Synonyms: ქართული ბერყენა (kartuli berq̇ena), პტყენა (ṗṭq̇ena)

References

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  1. ^ Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1975) “ფშატი”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words]‎[1] (in Georgian), volume II, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 168, quotes Maqashvili but mistakenly glosses as simply ბერყენა (berq̇ena, willow-leaved pear) instead of ქართული ბერყენა (kartuli berq̇ena, oleaster-leafed pear).

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փշատ”, 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 508ab
  • Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ფშატი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ქართული ბერყენა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo