ჭემი
Mingrelian
Alternative forms
- რჭემი (rč̣emi)
Etymology
From ჭემ- < *ჭო̈მ- < *ჭომ- < *ჭამ- (č̣em- < *č̣öm- < *č̣om- < *č̣am-), ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *c̣₁am- (“fur, hair”). Cognate with Svan ჭი̄მა (č̣īma, “pubic hair”) and Georgian სა-წმ-ის-ი (sa-c̣m-is-i, “fleece, wool”).[1][2]
Noun
ჭემი • (č̣emi)
- pubic hair
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ჭემი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1885–1886
- Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ჭემი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
References
- Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 380–381
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 644