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ცაშორტყაფუ

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Mingrelian

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Etymology

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ცაშ (caš, of the sky) +‎ ორტყაფუ (orṭq̇apu, belt), calque of Georgian ცისარტყელა (cisarṭq̇ela).

Noun

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ცაშორტყაფუ (cašorṭq̇apu) (plural ცაშორტყაფუეფი)

  1. rainbow

Further reading

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ცაშორტყაფუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1754
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “რტყ”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 309b
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ცაშ ორტყაფუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎[2], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN