ყუგ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ყუგუ (q̇ugu)

Etymology

From Mingrelian ჸუნგა (ʾunga). Doublet of ყუ̂რიუ̂ (q̇ûriû).

Adjective

ყუგ • (q̇ug)

1. deaf

   Synonym: ყუ̂რიუ̂ (q̇ûriû)

See also

• ყურმა̈ნჯ (q̇urmänǯ)

Further reading

• Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “ყრუ”, 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 198a
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ყუგ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1807