ტვენი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ტვინი (ṭvini)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ṭwin-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˈvɛni/
• Hyphenation: ტვე‧ნი

Noun

ტვენი • (ṭveni)

1. brain

Related terms

• ტვენამი (ṭvenami)
• ტვენგე (ṭvenge)
• ტვენტვე (ṭvenṭve)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ტვენი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1366
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ტვინი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎^[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 328a
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 837
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ტვინი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[2], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN