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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇arq̇anṭ- (“gullet, throat”).
Noun
ყირყინტი • (qirqinťi) (Latin spelling qirqinťi) (Chkhala)
- (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
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