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ცანაყო

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Laz

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Akin to Mingrelian ცინყა (cinq̇a), Svan ცი̄ნყა (cīnq̇a). Compare also Mingrelian ციმუა (cimua).

The alternative form ცხანაკო (ʒxanaǩo) is seemingly contaminated with კაცხა (ǩaʒxa, billberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)).

Noun

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ცანაყო (ʒanaqo)

  1. Caucasian whortleberry (Vaccinium arctostaphylos)
    Synonym: ანცერა (anʒera)
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Further reading

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  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “მაღალი მოცვი, კავკასიური მოცვი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ცანაყო”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “მოცვი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[3], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo