მახათი
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Armenian մախաթ (maxatʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑxɑtʰi/
- Hyphenation: მა‧ხა‧თი
Noun
მახათი • (maxati) (plural მახათები)
Usage notes
This term is often used to describe an idle person or situation involving idle people. This is an allusion to the saying უსაქმური კაცი ყვერებში მახათს იყრიდაო (usakmuri ḳaci q̇verebši maxats iq̇ridao, “An idle person has nothing to do but to prick his balls with a packing needle”).
Derived terms
- უსაქმური კაცი ყვერებში მახათს იყრიდაო (usakmuri ḳaci q̇verebši maxats iq̇ridao)
See also
- ნემსი (nemsi)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մախաթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 228
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