კუ̂ახნესგ

Svan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Georgian კვახი (ḳvaxi, pumpkin) + *ნესგ (*nesg). For the second part compare Georgian ნესვი (nesvi).

Noun

კუ̂ახნესგ (ḳûaxnesg) (plural კუ̂ახნესგა̈რ)

  1. pumpkin (Cucurbita)
    Synonym: კოპეშია (ḳoṗešia)

Further reading

  • Dondua, K. D. (2001), კვახნესვ”, in Svansko-gruzinsko-russkij slovarʹ (Lašxskij dialekt) [Svan-Georgian-Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologičeskaja biblioteka; 6), Revised and prepared for publication by Oniani A., Tbilisi: Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Tbilisi State Pedagogical University, page 134a
  • Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994), კვახნეს”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 160b
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961), გოგრა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota sakartvelo
  • Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012), კვახი”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt [Georgian–Svan–Russian Dictionary: Upper Bal Dialect], prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Universal, page 129b
  • Oniani, Arsen (1917), კჳახნესჳ”, in Megmareš i balxare žaxēle xoraû / Сборник сванских названий деревьев и растений (на лашхском наречии) [Compilation of tree and plant names] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 8) (in Svan), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 11a
  • Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), კუ̂ახნესგ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 767
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