ტოფუ

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Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ṭap-el-.

Noun

ტოფუ (ṭopu) (plural ტოფუეფი)

  1. nase (Chondrostoma spp. esp. Chondrostoma colchicum, Chondrostoma cyri)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Abkhaz: а-тоԥ (a-tʼop, schneider (Alburnoides bipunctatus)) (dialectal)
  • Georgian: ტობი (ṭobi, nase)

Further reading

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ტოფუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1382
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ტოფი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 330a
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ტოფუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN