ლუშნუ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ლუშუ̂ანუ (lušûanu)

Etymology

შუ̂ა̈ნ (šûän) +‎ ლუ- -უ (lu- -u)

Adjective

ლუშნუ • (lušnu)

1. Of or pertaining to Svans

Proper noun

ლუშნუ • (lušnu)

1. Svan (language)

   Synonym: ლუშნუ ნინ (lušnu nin)

Further reading

• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ლუშნუ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 184b
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ლუშნუ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1110