თინუსი
tinusi[tʰinusi]
The English word tuna is translated into Georgian as თინუსი (tinusi).
The word refers to the fish (noun).
Meaning: fish (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tinusi.
Did you know?
- Georgian uses a unique alphabet called 'Mkhedruli' to write თინუსი, which contains no capital letters regardless of where the word appears in a sentence.
- The Georgian word თინუსი is a direct loanword from the Latin thynnus, making it a linguistic cousin to the English 'tuna' and the Italian 'tonno'.
- While თინუსი is used in scientific or culinary contexts, a Georgian speaker might more commonly refer to various types of fish using the general term თევზი, which means 'fish' in a broad sense.
Example sentences for Georgian are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Nino and Davit are at a grocery store.
- ნინო Ninoდავით, გინდა თინუსი ვიყიდოთ?davit, ginda tinusi viqidot?Davit, do you want to buy tuna?
- დავით Davidკი, ძალიან მინდა.ki, dzalian minda.Yes, I really want to.
- ნინო Ninoრომელი თინუსი გირჩევნია?romeli tinusi girchevia?Which tuna do you prefer?
- დავით Davidის, რომელიც ზეთშია.is, romelits zetshia.The one that is in oil.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tuna” translations and entries თინუსი, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries თინუსი, CC BY-SA 4.0.
