კვარია
Mingrelian
Alternative forms
- ყვარია (q̇varia), ჸვარია (ʾvaria)
Etymology
From Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwer- (“crow”). Cognates include Laz ყვაოჯი (q̇vaoǯi) and Svan ჭუ̂ე̄რ (č̣ûēr). Compare also Georgian ყვავი (q̇vavi).
Noun
კვარია • (ḳvaria)
- crow
References
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 110
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “კვარია”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 684