მსუენ-ლომი

Old Georgian

Etymology

From მსუენი (msueni, “lizard”) +‎ ლომი (lomi, “lion”), calque of Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn).

Noun

მსუენ-ლომი • (msuen-lomi)

  1. chameleon

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მსუენ-ლომი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 297
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