ჭჷჭჷნდ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ჭჷჭჷნდრა (č̣əč̣əndra), ჩჷჭჷ̄ნდ (čəč̣ə̄nd)

Etymology

Uncertain, either inherited from Proto-Kartvelian or borrowed from Mingrelian ჭიჭონი (č̣ič̣oni), an alternative form of ზიჭონი (zič̣oni), which see for more.

For insertion of -დ (-d) in plant names ending in -ნ- (-n-), compare: ბაგუ̂ი̄ნდ (bagûīnd, “goat-willow”), ბარყუ̂ენდ (barq̇ûend, “cherry plum”), გოგლა̈ნდ (gogländ, “mountain ash”), უ̂ოფლა̈ნდ (ûopländ, “gooseberry”).

Noun

ჭჷჭჷნდ • (č̣əč̣ənd) (plural ჭჷჭჷნდა̈რ)

1. willow (Salix)

Further reading

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ჭჷჭჷნდ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1940