ჭო̈̄რ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ჭუ̂ე̄რ (č̣ûēr), ჭუ̂ერ (č̣ûer), ჭერ (č̣er)

Etymology

Uncertain. Derivable from both Proto-Kartvelian *c̣₁ero- (“crane”) and Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwer- (“crow”). If inherited from the former then this word is a doublet of წა̈̄რუ̂ (c̣ǟrû, “crane (Grus spp.)”).

Noun

ჭო̈̄რ • (č̣ȫr) (plural ჭო̈̄რა̈ლ)

1. crow
2. stork (Ciconia spp.)

Further reading

• Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “ყარყატი”, 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 197a, glossed as stork
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ჭო̈̄რ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1936, glossed as crow
• Saɣliani, Medea (2016) Važa Šengelia, editor, Svanuri enis sṭrukṭuris saḳitxebi [On the Structure of the Svan language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN, page 429, glossed as crow