къавах

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Lezgi

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Turkic borrowing: compare Azerbaijani qovaq, Turkish kavak (poplar).[1][2] From the same source: Rutul къавах, Aghul къавах (qqavax), Khinalug къавах (qːawaχ), Tabasaran гъавах (ġavaꭓ), къавахун гьар (q̄avaꭓun har, poplar).

Noun

къавах (q̄avaχ)

  1. poplar
    1. Eurasian aspen, Populus tremula[3]

References

  1. ^ Erckert, Roderich von (1895) Die Sprachen des kaukasischen Stammes. I. Theil. Wörterverzeichniss (in German), Vienna: Alfred Hölder, page 111
  2. ^ Ганиева, Ф. А. (2004) Отраслевая лексика лезгинского языка, Makhachkala: ДНЦ РАН, page 177
  3. ^ Xajdakov, S. M. (1973) Сравнительно-сопоставительный словарь дагестанских языков (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 54b

Rutul

Etymology

A Turkic borrowing: compare Azerbaijani qovaq, Turkish kavak (poplar).[1] See also Lezgi къавах (q̄avaχ).

The supposed form kalax cited by Erckert is probably a typo. Note that he marks it as a Turkic borrowing like the other Caucasian forms with -v-, but unlike Lak кӏялахӏи (kʼaˤlaħi).

Noun

къавах (transliteration needed)

  1. poplar[2]

References

  1. ^ Erckert, Roderich von (1895) Die Sprachen des kaukasischen Stammes. I. Theil. Wörterverzeichniss (in German), Vienna: Alfred Hölder, page 111
  2. ^ Maxmudova, S. M. (2001) Grammatičeskije kategorii i grammatičeskije klassy v rutulʹskom jazyke, M., page 19