წამწამი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian წამწამი (c̣amc̣ami); see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sʼamt͡sʼami]
  • Hyphenation: წამ‧წა‧მი

Noun

წამწამი • (c̣amc̣ami) (plural წამწამები)

  1. eyelashes

Descendants

  • → Bats: წამწამ (c̣amc̣am, “eyebrow; eyelash”)
  • →? Chechen: цӏоцкъам (cʼocqʼam, “eyebrow; eyelash”)
  • →? Ingush: цӏацкъам (cʼacqʼam, “eyebrow; eyelash”)
  • → Laz: კამწამი (ǩamǯami), წამწამი (ǯamǯami) — Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala, წანწამი (ǯanǯami)
  • → Romani: camcàle

Laz

Noun

წამწამი • (ǯamǯami) (Latin spelling ǯamǯami)

  1. Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, and Chkhala form of კამწამი (ǩamǯami)

Old Georgian

Etymology

Reduplication of წამი (c̣ami).

Noun

წამწამი • (c̣amc̣ami)

  1. eyelashes

Descendants

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “წამწამი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 532
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