ჟუ̄ნტუ

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Svan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain, possibly from Proto-Kartvelian *sxmarṭl-.

Noun

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ჟუ̄ნტუ (žūnṭu) (plural ჟუ̄ნტუა̈რ)

  1. medlar
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  • ჟჷნტი (žənṭi, bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum)) (possibly)

Further reading

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  • Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ჟუ̄ნტუ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 255b
  • Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ზუ̄ნტუ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 107b
  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ზუ̄ნტუ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 545
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ზღმარტლი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo