ჭყორტოტი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ჭყორყოტი (č̣q̇orq̇oṭi), ჭყორჭყოტი (č̣q̇orč̣q̇oṭi)

Etymology

ჭყორი (č̣q̇ori, “quail”) +‎ ტოტი (ṭoṭi, “paw”)

Noun

ჭყორტოტი • (č̣q̇orṭoṭi) (plural ჭყორტოტეფი)

1. hairy crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჭყორტოტი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1933
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ჭყორტოტი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎^[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 395b
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჭყორტოტი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[2], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “მწყერფეხა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[3], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo