ლა̄რტყა

Svan

Alternative forms
  • ლარტყა (larṭq̇a), ლალჷრტყა (lalərṭq̇a), ლალარტყა (lalarṭq̇a)

Etymology

ლა̈რტყ (lärṭq̇, “belt”) +‎ ლა- -ა (la- -a), literally “(place) for belt”.

Noun

ლა̄რტყა • (lārṭq̇a) (plural ლა̄რტყა̈̄ლ)

  1. waist (part of the body)
    Synonym: ჯაჭა̈რ (ǯač̣är)

Further reading
  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ლა̄რტყა”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 850
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