ტი
Laz
Noun
ტი • (ṭi)
- Alternative form of მტი (mṭi)
Mingrelian
Etymology
From Proto-Kartvelian *ṭilʿ-. Cognate with Laz მტი (mṭi), Georgian ტილი (ṭili), and Svan ტიშ (ṭiš, “louse”).[1]
Noun
ტი • (ṭi) (plural ტიეფი, plural ტილეფი)
- louse
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ტი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1368
- Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ტი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
- Кипшидзе, И. (1914), “ტი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 328a
References
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 401