ჭი̄მა

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Svan

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Etymology 1

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From ჭი̄მ- < *ჭუმ- < *ჭამ- (č̣īm- < *č̣um- < *č̣am-), from Proto-Kartvelian *c̣₁am- (fur, hair).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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ჭი̄მა (č̣īma)

  1. pubic hair

Further reading

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  • Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ჭიიმა”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 335b
  • Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 69, tentatively derives Svan from Mingrelian

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Georgian ჭიმი (č̣imi, kind of halter made from hemp),[1] ultimately from Old Georgian ჭიმი (č̣imi, bridle).[2]

Noun

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ჭი̄მა (č̣īma)

  1. kind of halter made from hemp

References

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  1. ^ Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ჭიმი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 459a
  2. ^ Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჭიმი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 557a

Further reading

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  • Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ჭიიმა”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 335b