ჟუ̂ი̄ნა

Svan

Alternative forms

• ჟინა (žina)

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

ჟუ̂ი̄ნა • (žûīna) (plural ჟუ̂ი̄ნალ or ჟუ̂ი̄ნე̄ლ)

1. kite

   Synonym: ჰა̈რკ (härḳ)

Further reading

• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ჟვიინა”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 249a
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ჟუ̂ი̄ნა”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1536
• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 184-185