ჭანგა

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Georgian

Etymology

From ჭანგი (č̣angi, “claw”) +‎ -ა (-a). Typologically, compare კანჭა (ḳanč̣a) (from კანჭი (ḳanč̣i, “claw”)), კლანჭა (ḳlanč̣a) (from კლანჭი (ḳlanč̣i, “claw”)).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ჭან‧გა

Noun

ჭანგა • (č̣anga) (plural ჭანგები) (Upper Imereti)

  1. Synonym of გლერტა (glerṭa, “Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)”)

Descendants

  • → Laz: ჭანგა (ç̌anga)

References

  • Xoč̣olava–Mač̣avariani, Nana (2015) “Ramdenime mosazreba mcenareta saxelebis eṭimologiuri ḳvlevisatvis (c̣enga da č̣anga)”, in Arn. čikobavas saxelobis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis enatmecnierebis insṭiṭuṭis 74-e samecniero sesia (in Georgian), Tbilisi, pages 53–55

Further reading

  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎, 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo

Laz

Etymology

From Georgian ჭანგა (č̣anga).

Noun

ჭანგა • (ç̌anga) (Latin spelling ç̌anga)

  1. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Further reading

  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 648, erroneously links with Georgian წენგარა (c̣engara, “Caucasian comfrey”)
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “გლერტა, კლერტა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎, 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჭანგა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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