ჸვალი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ყვალი (q̇vali)
• ჸვაი (ʾvai) — Martvili–Bandza

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇w-el-.

Noun

ჸვალი • (ʾvali) (uncountable)

1. cheese

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჸვალი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1613
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ჸვალი”, 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 418a
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჸვალი”, 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