შვე
Mingrelian
Alternative forms
- შვეე (švee)
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare Laz შვა(რ)ი (šva(r)i) and dialectal Georgian შვავი (švavi), itself related to Georgian ზვავი (zvavi).
Noun
შვე • (šve) (plural შვეეფი)
- avalanche
- Synonym: სვიმონი (svimoni)
Furthe reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “შვე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1651
- Kobalia, Alio (2010), “შვე”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN