ნიკორა

Georgian

Etymology 1

Of the same Iranian origin as Old Armenian նկար (nkar).

Noun

ნიკორა • (niḳora)

  1. a white mark on the forehead of animals

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “նկար”, 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

Etymology 2

From Old Georgian ნიკორა (niḳora), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *neḳ(u)- (“little finger”).

Noun

ნიკორა • (niḳora) (plural ნიკორები)

  1. (dialectal) little finger, pinkie

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