ქირსე

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Georgian ქრისტე (krisṭe). For the loss of () in positions after (s) compare სომაქი (somaki), სუმარი (sumari).

Proper noun

ქირსე (kirse)

  1. Christmas
  2. Christ
    Synonym: ქრისტე (krisṭe)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Abkhaz: Қьы́рса (Kʲə́rsa)

Further reading

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), ქირსე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1525
  • Кипшидзе, Иосиф (1914), ქისე თუთა”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, pages 244a–244b
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010), ქირსე”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Pipia, Daniel (2008), ქირსე”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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