ჭანგა

Georgian

Etymology

From ჭანგი (č̣angi, “claw”) +‎ -ა (-a). Typologically, compare კანჭა (ḳanč̣a) (from კანჭი (ḳanč̣i, “claw”)), კლანჭა (ḳlanč̣a) (from კლანჭი (ḳlanč̣i, “claw”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼanɡa/, [t͡ʃʼaŋɡa]
• Hyphenation: ჭან‧გა

Noun

ჭანგა • (č̣anga) (plural ჭანგები) (Upper Imereti)

1. Synonym of გლერტა (glerṭa, “Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)”)

Descendants

• → Laz: ჭანგა (ç̌anga)

References

• Xoč̣olava–Mač̣avariani, Nana (2015) “Ramdenime mosazreba mcenareta saxelebis eṭimologiuri ḳvlevisatvis (c̣enga da č̣anga)”, in Arn. čikobavas saxelobis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis 74-e samecniero sesia (in Georgian), Tbilisi, pages 53–55

Further reading

• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo

Laz

Etymology

From Georgian ჭანგა (č̣anga).

Noun

ჭანგა • (ç̌anga) (Latin spelling ç̌anga)

1. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Further reading

• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 648, erroneously links with Georgian წენგარა (c̣engara, “Caucasian comfrey”)
• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჭანგა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi