სმენადაკარგული

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From სმენა (smena, hearing (ability)) +‎ დაკარგული (daḳarguli, lost), literally "someone who has lost their hearing ability".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /smenadakʼarɡuli/, [smenadakʼaɾɡuli]
  • Hyphenation: სმე‧ნა‧და‧კარ‧გუ‧ლი

Adjective[edit]

სმენადაკარგული (smenadaḳarguli) (not comparable)

  1. deaf (unable to hear; lost the ability to hear)

Usage notes[edit]

This term is thought to be more appropriate and less impolite than ყრუ (q̇ru).

Synonyms[edit]