ჯაჭუ

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Old Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ǯač̣w-, see there for more.

Noun

ჯაჭუ • (ǯač̣u)

  1. chain
  2. fetters
  3. chain mail

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Georgian: ჯაჭვი (ǯač̣vi)
    • → Mingrelian: ჯაჭვი (ǯač̣vi)
      • → Abkhaz: а-да́ҷ (a-dáčʼ)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჯაჭუ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 573a
  • Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “ჯაჭუი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1594b, glossing as Kette; Kettenhemd; Netz, Gitter
  • Серебряков, Б. Я. (1962) “ჯაჭუ”, in Древнегрузинско-русский словарь (по двум древним редакциям Четвероглава)‎, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 225a
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