ცოჸუ

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ციჸუ (ciʾu), ციჸვი (ciʾvi)

Etymology

From ციჸუ (ciʾu) by contamination with ცოჸუა (coʾua, “leaping, hopping”). Akin to Georgian ციყვი (ciq̇vi).

Noun

ცოჸუ • (coʾu) (plural ცოჸუეფი)

1. squirrel

   Synonyms: აღიაღი (aɣiaɣi), ჰალაია (halaia), კაკურია (ḳaḳuria) [Senaki]

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ციჸვი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1764
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ცოჸუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN