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