ქირსე

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ქისე (kise) — Senaki

Etymology

From Old Georgian ქრისტე (krisṭe). For the loss of ტ (ṭ) in positions after ს (s) compare სომაქი (somaki), სუმარი (sumari).

Proper noun

ქირსე • (kirse)

1. Christmas
2. Christ

   Synonym: ქრისტე (krisṭe)

Derived terms

• ქირსეთუთა (kirsetuta)

Descendants

• → Abkhaz: Қьы́рса (Kʲə́rsa)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ქირსე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1525
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ქისე თუთა”, 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, pages 244a–244b
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ქირსე”, 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) “ქირსე”, 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