ღვაჭიჭა

Georgian

Etymology

Compare ყვაჭიჭა (q̇vač̣ič̣a, European tree frog). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣvat͡ʃʼit͡ʃʼa/, [ʁʷat͡ʃʼit͡ʃʼa]
  • Hyphenation: ღვა‧ჭი‧ჭა

Noun

ღვაჭიჭა • (ɣvač̣ič̣a) (plural ღვაჭიჭები)

  1. (dialectal, Guria) frog
    Synonym: ბაყაყი (baq̇aq̇i)

Inflection

.Georgian.inflection-table tr:hover
{
	background-color:#EBEBEB;
}

Derived terms

  • ღვაჭიჭური (ɣvač̣ič̣uri)

References

  • Ɣlonṭi, Aleksandre (1975) “ღვაჭიჭა”, in Kartul ḳilo-tkmata siṭq̇vis ḳona [Dictionary of dialectal Georgian words] (in Georgian), volume II, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 202a
  • Мегрелидзе, И. В. (1938) Лазский и мегрельский слои в гурийском [Laz and Megrelian layers in Gurian] (Труды Института языка и мышления имени Н. Я. Марра; 12), Moscow: Academy Press, pages 191-192
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 882, derives similar ყვაჭიჭა (q̇vač̣ič̣a) from Mingrelian *ჸვა-ჭიჭა (*ʾva-č̣ič̣a, lit. small foreheard). Compare Laz ღვა (ğva), an alternative form of ყვა (qva, forehead).
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.