პურასკია

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• პურასქია (ṗuraskia)

Etymology

Closely related to Laz პრასკჲა (p̌rasǩya) and its alternative forms. Ultimately from Ancient Greek πράσον (práson).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʼuraskʼia/
• Hyphenation: პუ‧რას‧კი‧ა

Noun

პურასკია • (ṗurasḳia) (plural პურასკეფი)

1. leek

Derived terms

• ოპურასკიე (oṗurasḳie), ოპრასკიე (oṗrasḳie)

Descendants

• → Abkhaz: а-прасқьиа (a-pʼraskja)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “პურასკია”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1193