ასალ
Svan
Alternative forms
- ასა̈ლ (asäl)
Etymology
Unattested in other Kartvelian languages. Likely borrowed from Northeast Caucasian, compare: Chechen аста (asta), стуо (stuo), сто (sto), Ingush оста (osta), Bats სტო (sṭo), Andi азали (azali), Tindi азар (azar).
Noun
ასალ • (asal) (plural ასლა̈რ, plural ასლა̈ლ)
- chisel
- Synonyms: ლატხი (laṭxi), ხორწ (xorc̣)
Further reading
- Čuxua, Merab (2007), “[ასალ-ი]”, in Iberiul-ičkeriul enata šedarebiti gramaṭiḳa [Ibero-Ichkerian Comparative Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 268
- Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “ასალ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 100
- Климов, Г. А.; Халилов, М. Ш. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 138