ჯუ̂იდ

ჯუ̂იდ

Svan

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from ჯუ̂იდ ← *ჯუ̂ილ ← *ჩუ̂ილ (ǯûid ← *ǯûil ← *čûil), from Proto-Kartvelian *c₁wil-.[1][2] See Čuxua for examples of დ ← *ლ (d ← *l) in Svan.[3]

Noun

ჯუ̂იდ • (ǯûid)

1. wax
2. beeswax candle

References

1. Климов, Г. А. (1964), “*c₁wid-”, in Этимологический словарь картвельских языков [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Academy Press, page 229
2. Klimov, G. A. (1998), “*c₁wil-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 272
3. Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 15–16

Further reading

• Dondua, K. D. (2001), “ჯვიდ”, 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 398a
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994), “ჯვიდ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 375ა
• Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012), “ცვილი”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt [Georgian–Svan–Russian Dictionary: Upper Bal Dialect], prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Universal, page 228b
• Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “ჯუ̂იდ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1993