ცაშორტყაფუ
Mingrelian
Etymology
ცაშ (caš, “of the sky”) + ორტყაფუ (orṭq̇apu, “belt”), calque of Georgian ცისარტყელა (cisarṭq̇ela).
Noun
ცაშორტყაფუ • (cašorṭq̇apu) (plural ცაშორტყაფუეფი)
- rainbow
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ცაშორტყაფუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1754
- Кипшидзе, Иосиф (1914), “რტყ”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 309b
- Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ცაშ ორტყაფუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN