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კალმახ

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Svan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Georgian კალმახი (ḳalmaxi),[1] ultimately from Old Armenian կարմրախայտ (karmraxayt).

Noun

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კალმახ (ḳalmax)

  1. trout
  2. fish
    Synonym: ცუზ (cuz)

References

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  1. ^ 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 243

Further reading

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  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “კალმახ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 743