შყა̈ჟუ̂

Svan

Alternative forms

• შყეჟუ̂ (šq̇ežû)

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣₁qar-.

Noun

შყა̈ჟუ̂ • (šq̇äžû)

1. quail

References

• Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “მწყერი”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt [Georgian–Svan–Russian Dictionary: Upper Bal Dialect], 2nd edition, prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, Tbilisi: Universal, page 154b
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “შყა̈ჟუ̂”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1851