ჸურუ

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur-u- (“deaf”).

Adjective

ჸურუ • (ʾuru)

1. dumb, silly
   1. (figuratively) youthful, young
2. 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)‎^[1] (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)‎^[2], 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)‎^[3], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN