ტო
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"
Georgian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Shortening of კინტო (ḳinṭo, “trader, type of entertainer”).[1]
Interjection[edit]
ტო • (ṭo)
- mate, pal, dude (to male friend)
- 1889, Raphael Eristavi, თეატრი 8:
- ტო, ახმახ, დახვეტო, განა გომურია?
- ṭo, axmax, daxveṭo, gana gomuria?
- ტო, ახმახ, დახვეტო, განა გომურია?
Descendants[edit]
- → Armenian: տո (to)
References[edit]
- ^ Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ტო”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary[1], London: Garnett Press
Further reading[edit]
- Bregaʒe, Levan (2013) “ტო”, in Kartuli žargonis leksiḳoni [The dictionary of Georgian slang][2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, page 126
Etymology 2[edit]
Likely from etymology 1. Compare Armenian տո (to), which has senses and usages corresponding to both. The final positioning of ტო (ṭo) may suggest influence from Russian -то (-to, emphatic postpositive particle), or that can simply be a coincidence.
Particle[edit]
ტო • (ṭo)
- (slang, colloquial) phrase-final expletive connoting anger or surprise
- რას აკეთებ ტო, ხომ არ გაგიჟდი?
- ras aḳeteb ṭo, xom ar gagiždi?
- What are you doing, are you out of your mind?