ჭიანჭველა

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From ჭინჭველი (č̣inč̣veli) influenced by ჭია (č̣ia), from Old Georgian ჯინჭველი (ǯinč̣veli) or ჯინჭუელი (ǯinč̣ueli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ǯinč̣wel- (ant). Compare also Mingrelian ჭკიჭკიტია (č̣ḳič̣ḳiṭia), ჯგიჯგიტია (ǯgiǯgiṭia) and Laz დიმჭკუ (dimç̌ǩu), დუმჭკუ (dumç̌ǩu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼiant͡ʃʼvela/, [t͡ʃʼiant͡ʃʼʷeɫa]
  • Hyphenation: ჭი‧ან‧ჭვე‧ლა

Noun

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ჭიანჭველა (č̣ianč̣vela)

  1. ant

Inflection

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See also

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References

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  • Čikobava, Arnold (1938) Č̣anur-megrul-kartuli šedarebiti leksiḳoni [Laz–Megrel–Georgian Comparative Dictionary] (Works; IV) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, published 2008