საქორთუო
Mingrelian
Etymology
სა- (sa-) + ქორთუ (kortu) + -ო (-o). Compare to Georgian საქართველო (sakartvelo, “Georgia”) and Laz ოქორთურა (okortura, “Georgia”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑkʰɔrtʰuɔ/
- Hyphenation: სა‧ქორ‧თუ‧ო
Proper noun
საქორთუო • (sakortuo)
- Georgia (a country in the Caucasus)
See also
- სამარგალო (samargalo)
References
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “საქორთუო”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1295
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 458