ზა̈ჲმახე

Svan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Kartvelian *za-max- (New Year), but in any case equivalent to ზა̈ჲ (zäy, year) + მახე (maxe, new). Doublet of ზომხა (zomxa).

Noun

ზა̈ჲმახე • (zäymaxe)

  1. New Year
    Synonyms: ზომხა (zomxa), კალანდა (ḳalanda)

Further reading

  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ზა̈ჲმახე”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 539
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