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Mingrelian
Etymology
Compare obsolete and dialectal Georgian ციბა / ჩიბა (ciba / čiba, “small dog”).[1]
Noun
ციბა • (ciba)
- cat
- Synonym: კატუ (ḳaṭu)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ციბა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 831a
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ციბა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1758