დეცა̈ლა̈̄რტყ

Svan

Alternative forms

• დეცელა̈̄რტყ (decelǟrṭq̇)

Etymology

დეცა̈ (decä, “sky”) +‎ ლა̈̄რტყ (lǟrṭq̇, “belt”), calque of Georgian ცისარტყელა (cisarṭq̇ela).

Noun

დეცა̈ლა̈̄რტყ • (decälǟrṭq̇) (plural დეცა̈ლა̈̄რტყა̈ლ)

1. rainbow

Further reading

• Ramaz, Kurdaʒe (2015) Tamar Gelašvili, editor, Kartul-megrul-lazur-svanur-inglisuri leksiḳoni [Georgian-Megrelian-Laz-Svan-English dictionary], Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Ṗeṭiṭi, →ISBN, page 220
• Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “ცისსარტყელი”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt [Georgian–Svan–Russian Dictionary: Upper Bal Dialect], 2nd edition, prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, Tbilisi: Universal, page 227b