ხვამცა

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Mingrelian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Abkhaz а-хәамса (a-xʷamsa).[1]

Noun[edit]

ხვამცა (xvamca)

  1. azalea caucasica (Rhododendron caucasicum)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chirikba, Viacheslav V. (2006) “Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian”, in Iran and the Caucasus[1], volume 10, number 1, page 51 of 25–76

Further reading[edit]

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ხვამცა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1969
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “დეკა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo