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Georgian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: მა‧ხინ‧ჯი
Adjective
| Case
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adjective
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| nominative, genitive, instrumental
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მახინჯი (maxinǯi)
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| ergative
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მახინჯმა (maxinǯma)
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| dative, adverbial
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მახინჯ (maxinǯ)
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| vocative
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მახინჯო (maxinǯo)
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მახინჯი • (maxinǯi) (comparative უფრო მახინჯი, superlative ყველაზე მახინჯი)
- ugly, misshapen
- Antonyms: ლამაზი (lamazi), სიმპათიური (simṗatiuri)
Derived terms
Mingrelian
Etymology
From *მახირჯი (*maxirǯi), equivalent to ხირ (xir, “to steal”) + მა- -ჯ-ი (ma- -ǯ-i). The closest cognate is Laz მხირაჯე (mxirace), მხიაჯე (mxiace).
Similarity with Georgian მახინჯი (maxinǯi, “hideous”) is accidental.
Noun
მახინჯი • (maxinǯi) (plural მახინჯეფი)
- thief
- Synonyms: მახირალი (maxirali), ქვირთუ (kvirtu)
References
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “მახინჯი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 831
- Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 134