ჭერამ
Svan
Alternative forms
- ჭჷრემ (č̣ərem)
Etymology
Borrowed from Georgian, compare Tushetian ჭერამა (č̣erama, “striped (of hoofed animals)”), Gurian ჭერამაი (č̣eramai, “name of a colorful cow”), Rachian ჭემარო (č̣emaro, “white-striped cow; red-and-white bean”).
Noun
ჭერამ • (č̣eram) (plural ჭერამა̈ლ)
- a kind of variegated cow with a white tinge
Further reading
- Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 392, unaware of this term's Georgian origin and of dialectal Georgian terms; the proposed reconstruction is unreliable, see Old Armenian ծիրան (ciran) for more
- Dondua, K. D. (2001), “ჭერამ”, in Svansko-gruzinsko-russkij slovarʹ (Lašxskij dialekt) [Svan-Georgian-Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologičeskaja biblioteka; 6), Revised and prepared for publication by Oniani A., Tbilisi: Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Tbilisi State Pedagogical University, page 372a
- Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “ჭერამ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1939