ჭანგა
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Georgian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ჭანგი (č̣angi, “claw”) + -ა (-a). Typologically, compare კანჭა (ḳanč̣a) (from კანჭი (ḳanč̣i, “claw”)), კლანჭა (ḳlanč̣a) (from კლანჭი (ḳlanč̣i, “claw”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ჭანგა • (č̣anga) (plural ჭანგები) (Upper Imereti)
- Synonym of გლერტა (glerṭa, “Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Laz: ჭანგა (ç̌anga)
References
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary][1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
Laz
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ჭანგა • (ç̌anga) (Latin spelling ç̌anga)
Further reading
[edit]- 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