ბაღჷრე

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ბაღირე (baɣire), ბაღირი (baɣiri)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *beɣ-ur- (“sparrow”), cognate with Georgian ბეღურა (beɣura).

Noun

ბაღჷრე • (baɣəre) (plural ბაღჷრეეფი)

1. sparrow

Descendants

• → Abkhaz: а-баӷыр (a-bağər)
  • → Ubykh: баӷыр (bağər)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ბაღჷრე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 89
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ბაღირე”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN