ტურფა

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ტურფაჲ (ṭurpay, “foreign (to one's eyes); beautiful”), from the same Iranian source as տարփ (tarpʻ). See the latter for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʼurpʰa/, [tʼuɾpʰa]
• Hyphenation: ტურ‧ფა

Adjective

indeclinable

ტურფა • (ṭurpa) (comparative უფრო ტურფა, superlative უტურფესი)

1. (mostly of a woman) beautiful, charming
2. beloved (mostly used in vocative case as a way to address a woman)

Derived terms

• სიტურფე (siṭurpe)
• ტურფად (ṭurpad)

Proper noun

ტურფა • (ṭurpa)

1. a female given name from Georgia

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տարփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 189ab