მინთუ̂
Svan
editAlternative forms
edit- მინთო̄რ (mintōr)
Etymology
editFrom Mingrelian *მინთა (*minta). Doublet of ტყარ მინთუ̂ (ṭq̇ar mintû), which is from Mingrelian ტყარმინთა (ṭq̇arminta).
Noun
editმინთუ̂ • (mintû)
- mint (esp. Mentha longifolia)
- Synonym: პიტნა̈ჲ (ṗiṭnäy)
Further reading
edit- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ტყის პიტნა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary][1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
- Oniani, Arsen (1917) “მინთო̄რი”, in Megmareš i balxare žaxēle xoraû / Сборник сванских названий деревьев и растений (на лашхском наречии) [Compilation of tree and plant names] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 8) (in Svan), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 15b