წიუ̂ე̄რ

Svan

წიუ̂ე̄რ

Alternative forms

• წიუ̂ერ (c̣iûer), წიორ (c̣ior)

Etymology

From წიუ̂-ე̄რ < *წუ̈უ̂-ე̄რ < *წუუ̂-ე̄რ < *წაუ̂-ე̄რ (c̣iû-ēr < *c̣üû-ēr < *c̣uû-ēr < *c̣aû-ēr), from Proto-Kartvelian *c̣aw-.

Noun

წიუ̂ე̄რ • (c̣iûēr) (plural წიუ̂ე̄რა̈ლ)

1. otter

Further reading

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “წიუ̂ე̄რ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, pages 1913–1914