ჭო̈̄რ

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Svan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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ჭო̈̄რ (č̣ȫr) (plural ჭო̈̄რა̈ლ)

  1. crow
  2. stork (Ciconia spp.)

Further reading

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  • 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