ლეფონი

Mingrelian

ლეფონი

Alternative forms

• ლიფონი (liponi)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *lap-an-.

Noun

ლეფონი • (leponi) (plural ლეფონეფი)

1. Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ლეფონი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 768
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ლეფონი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ლაფანი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo, also records the form ლეფანი (lepani), which was then copied by Kajaia. If that form is correct, it should be treated as a doublet borrowed from Georgian