ბაღჷრე

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *beɣ-ur- (“sparrow”), cognate with Georgian ბეღურა (beɣura).

Noun

ბაღჷრე • (baɣəre) (plural ბაღჷრეეფი)

  1. sparrow

Descendants
  • → Abkhaz: а-баӷыр (a-baγər)
    • → Ubykh: baγər

Further reading
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ბაღჷრე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 89
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ბაღირე”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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