აგვარა

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Mingrelian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Abkhaz агәа́ра (agʷára).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɡvara/
  • Hyphenation: აგ‧ვა‧რა

Noun

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აგვარა (agvara) (plural აგვარეფი)

  1. animal farm, cowshed, cowhouse
    მიდიონი ჩხოუ აგვარაშა!
    midioni čxou agvaraša!
    Take cow to the cowshed!

Descendants

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  • Svan: აგორა̈ (agorä)

References

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  1. ^ Chirikba, Viacheslav V. (2006) “Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian”, in Iran and the Caucasus[1], volume 10, number 1, page 44 of 25–76

Further reading

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “აგვარა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni, online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 5