ჯალი

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Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *m-ʒ₁ew-al-. Doublet of რძიალი (rʒiali).

Noun

ჯალი (ǯali) (plural ჯალეფი)

  1. nest egg (egg placed in a bird's nest)
    Synonym: რძიალი (rʒiali)

Descendants

  • Svan: ჯალ (ǯal), ჯა̈ლ (ǯäl), ჯჷლ (ǯəl)

Further reading

  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ჯალი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 411
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჯალი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 2026
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჯალი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN