ხვამცა
Appearance
Mingrelian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ხვანცა (xvanca)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Abkhaz а-хәамса (a-xʷamsa).[1]
Noun
[edit]ხვამცა • (xvamca)
- Azalea caucasica (syn. of Rhododendron caucasicum)
References
[edit]- ^ Chirikba, Viacheslav V. (2006) “Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian”, in Iran and the Caucasus[1], volume 10, number 1, page 51 of 25–76
Further reading
[edit]- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ხვამცა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1969
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “დეკა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary][2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo