მინთუ̂

Svan

Alternative forms

• მინთო̄რ (mintōr)

Etymology

From Mingrelian *მინთა (*minta). Doublet of ტყარ მინთუ̂ (ṭq̇ar mintû), which is from Mingrelian ტყარმინთა (ṭq̇arminta).

Noun

მინთუ̂ • (mintû)

1. mint (esp. Mentha longifolia)

   Synonym: პიტნა̈ჲ (ṗiṭnäy)

Further reading

• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ტყის პიტნა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
• Oniani, Arsen (1917) “მინთო̄რი”, in Megmareš i balxare žaxēle xoraû / Сборник сванских названий деревьев и растений (на лашхском наречии) [Compilation of tree and plant names] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 8) (in Svan), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 15b