ამაო
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ამაოჲ (amaoy), ამავოჲ (amavoy), borrowed from Old Armenian ամայի (amayi), genitive ամայւոյ (amaywoy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amao/
- Hyphenation: ამაო
Adjective
indeclinable
ამაო • (amao) (comparative უფრო ამაო, superlative ყველაზე ამაო)
- futile, nugatory, otiose, vain
Synonyms
- ფუჭი (puč̣i)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ամայի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press