ანჭა

Mingrelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Abkhaz а-мҷа (a-mčʼa).[1]

Noun

ანჭა • (anč̣a) (plural ანჭეფი)

  1. cappadocian maple (Acer cappadocicum)
    Synonym: ცხალი (cxali)

See also
  • ლაკინჩხა (laḳinčxa)
  • მეკენჩხალი (meḳenčxali)
  • მეხიკალი (mexiḳali)

References
  1. Chirikba, Viacheslav V. (2006) “Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian”, in Iran and the Caucasus‎, volume 10, number 1, page 49 of 25–76

Further reading
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ანჭა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 41
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