პიჯი

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Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ṗir-. Cognate with Mingrelian პიჯი (ṗiǯi), Svan პილ (ṗil) and Georgian პირი (ṗiri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʼid͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: პი‧ჯი

Noun

პიჯი (p̌ici) (Latin spelling p̌ici)

  1. face
    პიჯი ბიბონარე
    p̌ici bibonare
    I will wash my face
  2. mouth
    Synonyms: ნუკუ (nuǩu), ნუნკუ (nunǩu), ჩარბი (çarbi)
    პიჯი ქოგამიჩხი
    p̌ici kogamiçxi
    Rinse your mouth

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 829
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “p’ici”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish), retrieved 2022-07-09
  • Marr, N. (1910) “პიჯი”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 179b
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “პიჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ṗir-. Cognate with Laz პიჯი (p̌ici), Svan პილ (ṗil) and Georgian პირი (ṗiri).

Noun

პიჯი (ṗiǯi)

  1. face, countenance
  2. edge
  3. bank (of a river)

References

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “პიჯი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1187