კვადაცი

კვადაცი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• კვადაცა (ḳvadaca), კვადაცია (ḳvadacia), კუდაცია (ḳudacia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Abkhaz а-кәада́ц (a-ḳ°adác, “sea buckthorn”).[1]

Adjective

კვადაცი • (ḳvadaci)

1. (figuratively) petite and nimble (of young women)

Noun

კვადაცი • (ḳvadaci) (plural კვადაცეფი)

1. sea buckthorn

   Synonym: ქუცი (kuci)

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), “კვადაცი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 678
• Kobalia, Alio (2010), “კვადაცი”, 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), “ქაცვი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota sakartvelo