სკვინჩა

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A male chaffinch

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Mingrelian კვინჩა (ḳvinča), კინჩა (ḳinča, chaffinch) and Laz კვინჩი (ǩvinçi), კინჩი (ǩinçi, bird). In Laz, the meaning seems to be wider than in Georgian and Mingrelian, for which compare Svan კალმახ (ḳalmax, fish; trout) and Georgian კალმახი (ḳalmaxi, trout), where Svan meaning has widened. On this basis, Chikobava supposes a connection of the forms to Avar хӏинчӏ (ḥʳinčʼ, bird).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skʼvint͡ʃa/, [skʼʷint͡ʃʰa]
  • Hyphenation: სკვინ‧ჩა

Noun[edit]

სკვინჩა (sḳvinča) (plural სკვინჩები)

  1. chaffinch
    Synonym: ნიბლია (niblia)

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Svan: კუ̂ინჩ (ḳûinč), სკუ̂ინჩ (sḳûinč)