ქინძისთავი

Georgian

Etymology

From ქინძი (kinʒi, “coriander”) +‎ თავი (tavi, “head”), because of the round shape of coriander seeds.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰindzistʰɑvi/

Noun

ქინძისთავი • (kinʒistavi) (plural ქინძისთავები)

  1. pinhead

Derived terms
  • გულის ქინძისთავი (gulis kinʒistavi)
  • შუბლის ქინძისთავი (šublis kinʒistavi)

Descendants
  • Bats: ქინძისთავ (kinʒistav)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “գինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 559b
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