ქვიშნა

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰviʃna/, [kʰʷiʃna]
  • Hyphenation: ქვიშ‧ნა

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish وشنه (vişne) or Russian ви́шня (víšnja). For the ვ → ქვ (v → kv) development compare ნიქვთი (nikvti), ექვთიმე (ekvtime).[1]

Noun

ქვიშნა • (kvišna) (plural ქვიშნები)

  1. (Meskheti, Imereti, Racha) Synonym of ალუბალი (alubali, sour cherry)
Inflection
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Alternative forms
  • ვიშნა (višna) Guria
Derived terms
  • ქვიშნაბალი (kvišnabali), ქვიშამბალი (kvišambali)
Descendants
  • Mingrelian: ქვიშნა (kvišna)

References

  1. Čikobava, Arnold (1946) “Mravlobitis aɣnišvnis ʒiritadi ṗrinciṗisatvis kartuli zmnis uɣvlilebis sisṭemaši [On the principle of marking the plural in the Georgian verb system]”, in Iberiul-ḳavḳasiuri enatmecniereba [Ibero-Caucasica] (in Georgian), volume 1, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 125 of 91–130

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ქვიშნა2”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ალუბალი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Arabic كُشْنَى (kušnā).

Noun

ქვიშნა • (kvišna) (plural ქვიშნები)

  1. (Javakheti) Synonym of უგრეხელი (ugrexeli, bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia))
Inflection
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Alternative forms
  • ქუშნა (kušna)
Descendants

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ქვიშნა1”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “უგრეხელი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo

Mingrelian

Etymology 1

From Georgian ქვიშნა (kvišna).

Noun

ქვიშნა • (kvišna) (plural ქვიშნეფი)

  1. Synonym of ქვიშნაბული (kvišnabuli, sour cherry)

Further reading

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ქვიშნა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1519
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ქვიშნა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ალუბალი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo

Etymology 2

From Georgian ქვიშნა (kvišna).

Noun

ქვიშნა • (kvišna) (plural ქვიშნეფი)

  1. bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)

Further reading

  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ქვიშნა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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