Abkhaz

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mingrelian ქუცი (kuci, sea buckthorn).[1]

Noun

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а-қәы́ц (a-kʷə́c)

  1. thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)
    Synonym: а-ҟәы́мӷ (a-qʷʼə́mğ)

Descendants

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  • Ubykh: кьыцәы (kʲʼəcʷə)

References

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  1. ^ Buḳia, Manana (2016) Merab Čuxua, editor, Čerkezul-kartveluri enobrivi šexvedrebi [Circassian-Kartvelian linguistic interactions] (in Georgian), Tbilisi, →ISBN, pages 57–58

Further reading

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  • Kʼaslandzja, V. A., Džonwa, B. Gʲ. (2016) “шип¹”, in Awrəs–apswa ẑʷar / Русско–абхазский словарь [Russian–Abkhaz Dictionary]‎[1], volume III: С-Я, Sukhum: Dom pečati, page 562