ცაშორტყაფუ

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Mingrelian

Etymology

ცაშ (caš, of the sky) +‎ ორტყაფუ (orṭq̇apu, belt), calque of Georgian ცისარტყელა (cisarṭq̇ela).

Noun

ცაშორტყაფუ (cašorṭq̇apu) (plural ცაშორტყაფუეფი)

  1. rainbow

Further reading

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ცაშორტყაფუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni, online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1754
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “რტყ”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 309b
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ცაშ ორტყაფუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN