წყაუ̂

Svan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Either borrowed from Georgian წყავი (c̣q̇avi) or inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣q̇aw-.

Noun

წყაუ̂ • (c̣q̇aû) (plural წყაუ̂არ)

  1. cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
  2. black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

Further reading
  • Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “წყაუ̂”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1920
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961), “წყაუ̂”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
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