ცურუ

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ცურუ

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Georgian სურო (suro), displaced the native term which can be extracted from the toponym სუჯუნა (← *სუჯუ-ონა) (suǯuna (← *suǯu-ona), literally a place where lots of ivies grow).

Noun

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ცურუ (curu) (plural ცურუეფი)

  1. ivy (Hedera)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ცურუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1770
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ცურუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “სურო”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo