ჩქიფი

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Mingrelian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁kip- (broken branch).

Noun[edit]

ჩქიფი (čkipi)

  1. fork

Descendants[edit]

  • Abkhaz: ачқьы́ҧ (ačkʲə́p)
  • Georgian: ჩქიფი (čkipi)
  • Svan: ჩქიფ (čkip)

References[edit]

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 274
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჩქიფი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1731