ბეწუ̂

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Svan

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Etymology

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Unknown. Čuxua compares to Georgian ბუწი (buc̣i, suckling lamb), Avar боцӏи (bocʼi, cattle; sheep) буцӏцӏи (buccʼi).

Noun

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ბეწუ̂ (bec̣û) (plural ბეწუ̂ა̈რ)

  1. sow, ewe, nanny goat

References

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  • Čuxua, Merab (2012) “Saertoḳavḳasiuri ḳulṭura enobrivi monacemebis mixedvit [Common Caucasian culture according to language data]”, in Ḳavḳasiologiuri ʒiebani (in Georgian), volume IV, Tbilisi, page 138 of 126–147
  • Čuxua, Merab (2012) “Saertoḳavḳasiuri ḳulṭura enobrivi monacemebis mixedvit [Common Caucasian culture according to language data]”, in Ḳavḳasiologiuri ʒiebani, volume IV, Tbilisi, page 158 of 148–165

Further reading

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  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ბეწუ̂”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 312