tamada
A toastmaster at a feast in the Caucasus, especially in GeorgiaA toastmaster at a feast in the Caucasus, especially in Georgia.
Meaning
1 senses(Georgia)A toastmaster at a feast in the Caucasus, especially in Georgia.
Tamada
тамада́tamadá
тамада́tamadá
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Georgian თამადა (tamada), from (Proto-?)Circassian *tħamada (compare West CiBorrowed from Georgian თამადა (tamada), from (Proto-?)Circassian *tħamada (compare West Circassian тхьаматэ (tḥamatɛ, “foreman of a village; boss; master; chairman; (dated) husband”), East Circassian тхьэмадэ (tḥɛmadɛ, “foreman of a village; boss; master; chairman; (dialectal) bridegroom, wooer”)), possibly from Persian داماد (dâmâd, “bridegroom; son-in-law; father-in-law; sovereign's brother-in-law; lover, wooer”) with the ending reshaped under the influence of East Circassian адэ (adɛ, “father”).
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