ჭყერია

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, ჭყერი (č̣q̇eri, “juniper”) +‎ -ია (-ia, diminutive suffix).

Noun

ჭყერია • (č̣q̇eria) (plural ჭყერიეფი)

  1. birch
    Synonyms: ბულიშ ცხიმური (buliš cximuri), გვალაშ ბული (gvalaš buli)

Further reading
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჭყერია”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1924
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჭყერია”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “არყი, არყის ხე”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎, 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
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