ალატა

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ალა (ala)

Etymology

Possibly from Armenian. Compare Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”).

Noun

ალატა • (alaṭa)

  1. (obsolete) a container for flour at the mill

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • čubinašvili, niḳo (1812–1825), “ალატა”, in kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
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