ტინტილა

Mingrelian

Alternative forms
  • ტინტია (ṭinṭia)

Etymology

Related to ტანტალი (ṭanṭali), ტინტოლი (ṭinṭoli, “wandering, roaming, strolling”) (for which compare Georgian ტანტალი (ṭanṭali) with the same meaning). Closest cognate is dialectal Georgian ტინტილა (ṭinṭila, “lizard”).

Noun

ტინტილა • (ṭinṭila) (plural ტინტილეფი)

  1. small lizard
    Synonym: ხვილარი (xvilari)

References
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ტინტილა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1369
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