ყირყინტი

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇arq̇anṭ- (gullet, throat).

Noun

ყირყინტი (qirqinťi) (Latin spelling qirqinťi) (Chkhala)

  1. (anatomy) larynx, the inner part of the throat
    Synonyms: ხურტული (xurťuli), ხუნჭკული (xunç̌ǩuli), ხურხი (xurxi), ხოხონჭა (xoxonç̌a)
    მუ კაპეტი უშქირი რენ, აჲა ! ყირყინტის ჰოგილომოსქიდუ.
    mu ǩap̌eťi uşkiri ren, aya ! qirqinťis hogilomoskidu.
    What a hard apple! It's stuck in my throat.

Descendants

  • Georgian: ყირყინტი (q̇irq̇inṭi)Adjara

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “x'irx'int'i”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ყირყინტი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi