ზჷნთხ

Svan

Etymology

A borrowing from Circassian: compare Kabardian зэнтхъ (zăntχ). Note also Ossetian зæтхæ (zætxæ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zəntχ/

Noun

ზჷნთხ • (zəntx)

  1. (botany) oats (Avena)

References
  • Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994) , “ზჷნთხ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 547
  • Tuite, Kevin (1997) Svan (Languages of the World, Materials; 139)‎, Munich: LINCOM-Europa, →ISBN, page 9
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