ალატა
Georgian
Alternative forms
- ალა (ala)
Etymology
Possibly from Old Armenian. Compare Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”).
Noun
ალატა • (alaṭa)
- (obsolete) a container for flour at the mill
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825), “ალატა”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences