ელსმენი

Georgian

Etymology

Blend of ელექტრონული (elekṭronuli, “electronic”) +‎ სმენი (smeni, “to hear”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [elsmeni]

Noun

ელსმენი • (elsmeni) (plural ელსმენები)

  1. telephone

Usage notes

  • An artificial coinage meant to replace the foreign word (ტელეფონი (ṭeleponi)) with a native Georgian equivalent, it never caught on and is unlikely to be understood by modern speakers.

Declension

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