ნეზუ̂

Svan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kartvelian *ne-zw- (“female (of livestock)”), from Proto-Kartvelian *zw- (“to calve, fawn”).

Noun

ნეზუ̂ • (nezû) (plural ნეზუ̂ა̈რ)

1. sow (female pig)

   Synonym: ყერ (q̇er)

2. ewe (female sheep)

Further reading

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ნეზუ̂”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1417

Etymology 2

Noun

ნეზუ̂ • (nezû)

2. Alternative form of ნეზუ̂რა (nezûra)