цӏадалхӏама

• цӏцӏадалхӏама (ccʼadalḥʳama) — alternative spelling
• цӏцӏвадулхӏама (ccʼwadulḥʳama) — Bukhty, Sogratl
• цӏудулхӏама (cʼudulḥʳama) — Antsrosu
• цӏцӏадулхӏама (ccʼadulḥʳama) — Lower Karakh, Mukratl
• цӏадухӏама (cʼaduḥʳama) — Upper Karakh, Tlesserukh
• сӏсӏодулхӏама — Kusur
• ццетӏихӏама (ccetʼiḥʳama) — Char
• ццетӏахӏама (ccetʼaḥʳama) — Tlebeluba
• ццадухӏама (ccaduḥʳama) — Matsekh

From цӏад (cʼad, “rain”) and хӏама (ḥʳama, “donkey”), literally the donkey of the rain or rain donkey. Akin to Akhvakh цӏадалӏимихи (cʼadaᵏllimixi), Bagvalal сӏсӏадалӏгӏами (ssʼadaᵏllˀami), Archi ххьӏелмин доги (xx̣elmin dogi).

цӏадалхӏама • (cʼadalḥʳama) class 3 (ergative цӏадалхӏамица, genitive цӏадалхӏамил, plural цӏадалхӏамул)

1. snail, dodman
2. (ethnography) tzadalhama (A ritual garment woven from thin green twigs; during a drought, someone wearing it walks through the village, while the children following pour water over him, thus calling forth the rain)

   Synonyms: цӏадал цӏцӏе (cʼadal ccʼe), цӏадал хӏинч (cʼadal ḥʳinč)

3. (mythology) Tzadalhama (the god of the rain)

• → Akhvakh: (Ratlub) цӏедалхӏама class 3 (cʼedalḥʳama), (Tsegob) цӏадалхӏама class 3 (cʼadalḥʳama)
• → Karata: цӏцӏадалалхӏама class 3 (c̣c̣adalalḥama)

• In other dialects and subdialects, these are used instead of цӀадалхӀама: мухӀехӀру (Chadakolob), хӀамахӀут (Keleb), къочичо (Ansalta), вагӀлахӀама (Tomur), хӀанчер (Kudali), хӀотӀолкъили (Kulla, Batsada, Kudali), таччалхӀама (Khindakh), гучункӀвагӀ (Salta), хӀамагъанкъ (Khunzakh), хӀенчегедеру (East Gergebil), мохӀохӀру (Bukhnada, Antsrosu), таччархӀама (Chokh), нухӀехӀру (Tash), хӀамагӀанкъ (Batlukh), ццилихӀама (Belakan).