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Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣₁en- (“to summon, invite”). Compare Old Georgian წანა (c̣ana, “feast, banquest”) and Mingrelian ჭანაფა (č̣anapa, “to call, appeal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʼɑndɑ/
- Hyphenation: ჭან‧და
Noun
ჭანდა • (ç̌anda) (Latin spelling ç̌anda)
- (dialectal, Atina, Artasheni, Vitse) invitation
- wedding
- Synonyms: დუღუნი (duğuni), დუგუნი (duguni)
- (dialectal, Vitse–Arkabi) Entertainment that usually held at the bride's home the night before the wedding while applying henna on the bride's fingers
Further reading
- Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 878
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ç’anda”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Marr, N. (1910) “ჭანდ”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 223b
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჭანდა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi