ბაღჷრე
Mingrelian
Alternative forms
- ბაღირე (baɣire), ბაღირი (baɣiri)
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *beɣ-ur- (“sparrow”), cognate with Georgian ბეღურა (beɣura).
Noun
ბაღჷრე • (baɣəre) (plural ბაღჷრეეფი)
- sparrow
Descendants
- → Abkhaz: а-баӷыр (a-baγər)
- → Ubykh: baγər
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ბაღჷრე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 89
- Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ბაღირე”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN