ფშატი

Georgian

Etymology

From Armenian փշատ (pʿšat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰʃatʼi/
  • Hyphenation: ფშა‧ტი

Noun

ფშატი • (pšaṭi)

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

References

  1. Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1975), ფშატი”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words] (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).

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