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Mingrelian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Reduplication of Proto-Georgian-Zan *ṭurṭ- (“to mumble, murmur”). Similarity with Latin turtur is accidental.
Noun
ტურტურუე • (ṭurṭurue) (plural ტურტურუეეფი)
- turtle dove
- Hypernym: ტორონჯი (ṭoronǯi)
- Caucasian grouse
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ტურტურუე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1385
- Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ტურტურუე”, 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 330b
- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ტურტურუა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
- Pipia, Daniel (2008) “ტურტურუე”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN