ჟაჴუ̂ა̈რ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ჟა̈ჴუ̂რა (žäqûra), ჟაჴუ̂ე̄რ (žaqûēr)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁aqw-.

Noun

ჟაჴუ̂ა̈რ • (žaqûär) (plural ჟაჴუ̂არა̈ლ)

1. birch (Betula)

Further reading

• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ჟაჴუ̂ე̄რ”, 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 253a
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ჟაჴუ̂ა̈რ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 248b
• Oniani, Arsen (1917) “ჟაჴუ̂ე̄რ”, in Megmareš i balxare žaxēle xoraû / Сборник сванских названий деревьев и растений (на лашхском наречии) [Compilation of tree and plant names] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 8) (in Svan), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 25a
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ჟაჴუ̂ა̈რ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1529