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Laz
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *buʒ-.
Noun
ბუძი • (bużi) (Latin spelling bużi) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- (in adult females and adult female mammals) breast
- Synonym: ციცი (ʒiʒi)
ციცი ქატა კოჩიზ ქუღუნ. ბუძი ხვალა ოხორჯალეფეზ ავენ.- ʒiʒi kaťa ǩoçiz kuğun. bużi xvala oxorcalepez aven.
- The breast is present in every human being. The breast (that gives milk) is present only in women.
- teat
Derived terms
Further reading
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ბუძი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 281–282, tentatively derives from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒuʒu-, explains the irregular initial correspondence either due to sound symbolism or to the influence of Greek βυζί (vyzí) or Adyghe быдзы (bədzə), Kabardian быдзы (bədzə)