თე

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Mingrelian ვე-თე (ve-te, “bright meadow in dense forest”, literally “field-light”), თეული (teuli, “white spot on forehead”). Klimov uncertainly derives from Proto-Kartvelian *te- (“light”), from which, according to him, Proto-Kartvelian *ten- : *tn- (“to become visible, be getting light”) is derived.

Pronunciation

Noun

თე • (te) (Latin spelling te) (Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

  1. light
    Synonym: ჩონა (çona)
    ქემალიქ მწკუფი ივაში თეზ ნუნწამს
    kemalik mǯǩupi ivaşi tez nunǯams
    Kemal turns on the light when it's dark

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 67
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 793, links with Svan თე (te, “eye”)
  • Čuxua, Merab (2018) “Axali masalebi kartuli enis isṭoriul-eṭimologiuri leksiḳonisatvis”, in Eṭimologiuri ʒiebani (in Georgian), volume XV, Tbilisi, pages 84–85, links with Svan თე (te, “eye”)
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “te”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “თე”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Svan

Etymology

Uncertain. Either from Proto-Kartvelian *twal- (“eye”) or from Proto-Kartvelian *ter- (“white”).

Noun

თე • (te) (plural თე̄რა̈ლ or თერა̈რ or თერა̈ლ)

  1. eye
  2. precious stone

Further reading

  • Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “თე”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 110b
  • Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “თე”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo), Tbilisi, page 109b
  • Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “თვალი”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt, 2nd edition, prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, Tbilisi: Universal, page 123b
  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “თე”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 556
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