ჸვანა

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇an-.

Noun

ჸვანა • (ʾvana) (plural ჸვანეფი) (Zugdidi–Samurzakano)

  1. cornfield
  2. earth, ground, land

Derived terms
  • მეჸვანე (meʾvane)
  • ნაჸვანუ (naʾvanu)
  • ჸვანალა (ʾvanala)

Further reading
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჸვანა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, pages 1613–1614
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ჸონა”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 420a
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) “*ჸონა”, in Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 859
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჸვანა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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