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Mingrelian
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur-u- (“deaf”).
Adjective
ჸურუ • (ʾuru)
- dumb, silly
- (figuratively) youthful, young
- deaf
- Synonyms: ჸუნგა (ʾunga), ჸუჯა (ʾuǯa), დაგუ̂ა (dagûa)
Usage notes
The preferred term for the meaning of deaf is ჸუნგა (ʾunga).
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჸურუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1631
- Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ჸურუ”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 422b
- Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 859
- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჸურუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
- Pipia, Daniel (2008) “ჸურუ”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN