ლეფონი
Mingrelian
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Alternative forms
[edit]- ლიფონი (liponi)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Georgian-Zan *lap-an-.
Noun
[edit]ლეფონი • (leponi) (plural ლეფონეფი)
Further reading
[edit]- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ლეფონი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 768
- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ლეფონი”, 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
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ლაფანი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary][2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo, also records the form ლეფანი (lepani), which was then copied by Kajaia. If that form is correct, it should be treated as a doublet borrowed from Georgian