თუ

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰu]

Conjunction

თუ • (tu)

1. if

See also

• სათუო (satuo)
• თურმე (turme)
• თუნდაც (tundac)
• თუგინდ (tugind)

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *tel-.

Noun

თუ • (tu) (plural თულეფი)

1. piglet

Synonyms

• ჩიხუ (čixu)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “თუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 612
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “თუ”, 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, page 244a
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 796
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “თუ”, 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) “თუ”, 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

Svan

Alternative forms

• თუ̈ (tü), თუ̂ი (tûi)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *tapl-.

Noun

თუ • (tu)

1. honey

Further reading

• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “თუ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 115b
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “თვი”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 110b
• Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “თაფლი”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt [Georgian–Svan–Russian Dictionary: Upper Bal Dialect], 2nd edition, prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, Tbilisi: Universal, page 123a
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “თუ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 565