წყოლი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• წყილი (c̣q̇ili)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣q̇a(w)-, in which case this word is a doublet of წყეი (c̣q̇ei), or possibly Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣q̇aw-.

Noun

წყოლი • (c̣q̇oli) (plural წყოლეფი)

1. cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “წყოლი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni, online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1871
• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “წყოლი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni‎^[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo