მინთუ̂

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Svan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mingrelian *მინთა (*minta). Doublet of ტყარ მინთუ̂ (ṭq̇ar mintû), which is from Mingrelian ტყარმინთა (ṭq̇arminta).

Noun

მინთუ̂ (mintû)

  1. mint (esp. Mentha longifolia)
    Synonym: პიტნა̈ჲ (ṗiṭnäy)

Further reading

  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ტყის პიტნა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎, 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
  • Oniani, Arsen (1917) “მინთო̄რი”, in Megmareš i balxare žaxēle xoraû / Сборник сванских названий деревьев и растений (на лашхском наречии) [Compilation of tree and plant names] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 8) (in Svan), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 15b