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Mingrelian
Etymology
Uncertain. Either borrowed from Georgian წყავი (c̣q̇avi), in which case this word is a doublet of წყოლი (c̣q̇oli), or inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣q̇aw-.
Noun
წყეი • (c̣q̇ei) (plural წყეეფი)
- cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “წყეი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1871
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “წყეი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo