ბეწუ̂
Svan
Etymology
Unknown. Čuxua compares to Georgian ბუწი (buc̣i, “suckling lamb”), Avar боцӏи (bocʼi, “cattle; sheep”) буцӏцӏи (buccʼi).
Noun
ბეწუ̂ • (bec̣û) (plural ბეწუ̂ა̈რ)
- sow, ewe, nanny goat
References
- Čuxua, Merab (2012), “Saertoḳavḳasiuri ḳulṭura enobrivi monacemebis mixedvit [Common Caucasian culture according to language data]”, in Ḳavḳasiologiuri ʒiebani (in Georgian), volume IV, Tbilisi, page 138 of 126–147
- Čuxua, Merab (2012), “Saertoḳavḳasiuri ḳulṭura enobrivi monacemebis mixedvit [Common Caucasian culture according to language data]”, in Ḳavḳasiologiuri ʒiebani (in English), volume IV, Tbilisi, page 158 of 148–165
Further reading
- Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “ბეწუ̂”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 312