ჭაკუნტელ

Svan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Georgian ჭაკუნტელი (č̣aḳunṭeli, “beetroot”).

Noun

ჭაკუნტელ • (č̣aḳunṭel)

  1. beetroot (Beta vulgaris)[1][2]
    Synonyms: ჩიგინდუ̂ირ (čigindûir), ქართ (kart), ჭარხალ (č̣arxal)
  2. spring onion (Allium fistulosum)[3]
    Synonyms: სოხ (sox), ჭაგუ̂ (č̣agû)

References
  1. Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ჭაკუნტელ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 334a, glosses წითელი ფხალი (c̣iteli pxali, “red edible greens”) and ტკბილი ჭარხალი (ṭḳbili č̣arxali, “sweet beetroot”).
  2. Oniani, Arsen (1917) “ჭაკუნტელ”, in Megmareš i balxare žaxēle xoraû / Сборник сванских названий деревьев и растений (на лашхском наречии) [Compilation of tree and plant names] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 8) (in Svan), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 39a, glosses მუჭხუ̂ი ჭარხალ ლი (muč̣xûi č̣arxal li, literally “(is) sweet beetroot”).
  3. Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ჭაკუნტელ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1924, glosses Georgian ჭლაკვი (č̣laḳvi, “spring onion”), and assumes that ჭაკუნტელ (č̣aḳunṭel) is an alternative form of ჭაგუ̂ (č̣agû).
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