ხვამცა

Mingrelian

Alternative forms
  • ხვანცა (xvanca)

Etymology

Borrowed from Abkhaz а-хәамса (a-x°amsa).[1]

Noun

ხვამცა • (xvamca)

  1. azalea caucasica (Rhododendron caucasicum)

References
  1. Chirikba, Viacheslav V. (2006), “Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian”, in Iran and the Caucasus‎, volume 10, issue 1, page 51 of 25–76

Further reading
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ხვამცა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1969
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961), “დეკა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota sakartvelo
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