ასალ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ასა̈ლ (asäl)

Etymology

Unattested in other Kartvelian languages. Likely borrowed from Northeast Caucasian, compare: Chechen аста (asta), стуо (stwo), сто (sto), Ingush оста (osta), Bats სტო (sṭo), Andi азали (azali), Tindi азар (azar).

Noun

ასალ • (asal) (plural ასლა̈რ or ასლა̈ლ)

1. chisel

   Synonyms: ლატხი (laṭxi), ხორწ (xorc̣)

Further reading

• Čuxua, Merab (2007) “[ასალ-ი]”, in Iberiul-ičkeriul enata šedarebiti gramaṭiḳa [Ibero-Ichkerian Comparative Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 268
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ასალ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 100
• Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 138