ლარი

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑri/
  • Hyphenation: ლა‧რი

Etymology 1

Noun

ლარი (lari) (plural ლარები)

  1. lari, the national currency of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri.
Inflection
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See also

Etymology 2

Compare სალარო (salaro)

Noun

ლარი (lari) (plural ლარები)

  1. (obsolete) treasure
  2. (obsolete) brocade
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

ლარი (lari) (plural ლარები)

  1. (dialectal) Large and wide bench, used for both to sit and to sleep

Etymology 4

From Armenian լար (lar). The form ლარო (laro) reflects the o-stem of Armenian.

Alternative forms

  • ლარო (laro)

Noun

ლარი (lari) (plural ლარები)

  1. string made by animal's tendon or bowel
  2. ratline

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), լար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 304
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