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Sassarese
Etymology
From Sardinian chiza, from Classical Latin cilia, plural of cilium (“eyelid; (Medieval Latin) eyelash”), from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, derived from the root *ḱel- (“to cover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chiza f (plural chizi)
- countenance
- Synonyms: (rare) cara, fàccia
Further reading
- Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 346
- Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 58
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Xhosa
Verb
-chiza?
- ooze
Inflection
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