ტინტილა

Mingrelian

Alternative forms
  • ტინტია (ṭinṭia)

Etymology

Possibly related to ტინტოლი (ṭinṭoli, “wandering, roaming, strolling”).

Noun

ტინტილა • (ṭinṭila) (plural ტინტილეფი)

  1. small lizard
    Synonym: ხვილარი (xvilari)

Descendants
  • →? Georgian: ტინტილა (ṭinṭila) (Imereti), ტინტველა (ṭinṭvela) (Lechkhumi)

References
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ტინტილა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1369
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