ჭანგა
Georgian
Etymology
From ჭანგი (č̣angi, “claw”) + -ა (-a). Typologically, compare კანჭა (ḳanč̣a) (from კანჭი (ḳanč̣i, “claw”)), კლანჭა (ḳlanč̣a) (from კლანჭი (ḳlanč̣i, “claw”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼanɡa/
- Hyphenation: ჭან‧გა
Noun
ჭანგა • (č̣anga) (plural ჭანგები) (Upper Imereti)
- Synonym of გლერტა (glerṭa, “Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)”)
Descendants
- → Laz: ჭანგა (ç̌anga)
References
- Xoč̣olava–Mač̣avariani, Nana (2015), “Ramdenime mosazreba mcenareta saxelebis eṭimologiuri ḳvlevisatvis (c̣enga da č̣anga)”, in Arn. čikobavas saxelobis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis 74-e samecniero sesia (in Georgian), Tbilisi, pages 53–55
Further reading
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961), “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
Laz
Etymology
From Georgian ჭანგა (č̣anga).
Noun
ჭანგა • (ç̌anga) (Latin spelling ç̌anga)
- Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
Further reading
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 648, erroneously links with Georgian წენგარა (c̣engara, “Caucasian comfrey”)
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961), “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
- Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ჭანგა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi