ფსივი
Mingrelian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ფსივ- ← *ფსუვ- ← *ფსოვ- (psiv- ← *psuv- ← *psov-), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *sow-. For vocalism see Gudava.[1]
Cognate with Old Georgian სოვი (sovi), whence Georgian სვავი (svavi).
Noun
[edit]ფსივი • (psivi) (plural ფსივეფი)
- Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus)
- Synonym: ყურშუფი (q̇uršupi)
References
[edit]- ^ Gudava, Ṭogo (1960) “O-s u-ši gadasvlis zogierti šemtxveva zanur (megrul-č̣anur) enaši [Some cases of transition of o into u in Zan (Mingrelian-Chan) language]”, in Sakartvelos ssr mecnierebata aḳademiis moambe (in Georgian), volume 25, number 1, Tbilisi, page 119―122
Further reading
[edit]- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ფსივი”, 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