ცხაცხუ

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ცხაცხვი (cxacxvi), ცაცხუ (cacxu)

Etymology

From Georgian ცაცხვი (cacxvi). Displaced the native terms which can be extracted from toponym names ცუცხვ-ათ-ი (cucxv-at-i), დუცხუნა ← *დუცხუ-ონ-ა (ducxuna ← *ducxu-on-a).

Noun

ცხაცხუ • (cxacxu) (plural ცხაცხუეფი)

1. lime tree, linden

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ცხაცხუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1778
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 788
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ცხაცხუ”, 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
• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ცაცხვი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo