ჭანგა

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From ჭანგი (č̣angi, claw) +‎ -ა (-a). Typologically, compare კანჭა (ḳanč̣a) (from კანჭი (ḳanč̣i, claw)), კლანჭა (ḳlanč̣a) (from კლანჭი (ḳlanč̣i, claw)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃʼaŋɡa]
  • Hyphenation: ჭან‧გა

Noun

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ჭანგა (č̣anga) (plural ჭანგები) (Upper Imereti)

  1. Synonym of გლერტა (glerṭa, Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon))

Descendants

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  • Laz: ჭანგა (ç̌anga)

References

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  • Xoč̣olava–Mač̣avariani, Nana (2015) “Ramdenime mosazreba mcenareta saxelebis eṭimologiuri ḳvlevisatvis (c̣enga da č̣anga)”, in Arn. čikobavas saxelobis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis 74-e samecniero sesia (in Georgian), Tbilisi, pages 53–55

Further reading

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  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo

Laz

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Etymology

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From Georgian ჭანგა (č̣anga).

Noun

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ჭანგა (ç̌anga) (Latin spelling ç̌anga)

  1. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Further reading

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  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 648, erroneously links with Georgian წენგარა (c̣engara, Caucasian comfrey)
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჭანგა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi