ლეფონი

Mingrelian

ლეფონი

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *lap-an-, cognate with Georgian ლაფანი (lapani).

Noun

ლეფონი (leponi) (plural ლეფონეფი)

  1. Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia)

Further reading

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), ლეფონი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 768
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010), ლეფონი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961), ლაფანი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota sakartvelo, also records the form ლეფანი (lepani), which was then copied by Kajaia. If that form is correct, it should be treated as a doublet borrowed from Georgian
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