ფსტუ

Bats

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpstʼuː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nakh *psṭuw. Cognate with Chechen сту (stu), Ingush сув (suv). Note also Old Georgian სტუმარი (sṭumari).

Noun

ფსტუ (psṭu)

1. wife, woman

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nakh *psṭu.

Noun

ფსტუ (psṭu)

1. bull

Further reading

• Kadagiʒe, Davit, Kadagiʒe, Niḳo (1984) “ფსტუ”, in Arn. Čikobava, editor, C̣ova-tušur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni / Цова-тушинско–грузинско–русский словарь [A Tsova-Tush–Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], prepared for publication by Rusudan Gagua, Tbilisi: Academy Press, pages 591b–592a
• Bertlani, Arsen, editor (2013), “ფსტუ”, in C̣ovatušur-kartul-rusul-inglisuri leksiḳoni [Tsovatush–Georgian–Russian–English Dictionary], volume II, Tbilisi: Saari, page 348
• Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*c̣_wŏjV ( ~ -ɨ̆-)”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[2], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers