წყაუ̂
Svan
Alternative forms
- წყეუ̂ (c̣q̇eû)
Etymology
Uncertain. Either borrowed from Georgian წყავი (c̣q̇avi) or inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣q̇aw-.
Noun
წყაუ̂ • (c̣q̇aû) (plural წყაუ̂არ)
- cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
- black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
Further reading
- Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “წყაუ̂”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1920
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961), “წყაუ̂”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota sakartvelo