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Laz
Etymology
From Proto-Kartvelian *ded- (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdidɑ/
- Hyphenation: დი‧და
Noun
დიდა • (dida) (plural დიდალეფე, Latin spelling dida) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Chanapeti)
- old woman, granny
- Synonyms: ბენა (bena), დიდაშირა (didaşira), დადი (dadi), ხჩინი (xçini)
დიდა იჲასი აშკვა მითი ვა-ჯეგიწონამს- dida iyasi aşǩva miti va-cegiǯonams
- When you become an old woman, no one pays attention to you anymore
- (Vizha) wife
- Synonyms: ოხორზა (oxorza), ჩილი (çili)
Derived terms
References
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) “*deda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 38
Mingrelian
Etymology
From Proto-Kartvelian *ded- (“mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
დიდა • (dida) (plural დიდალეფი)
- mother
- Synonym: ნანა (nana)
References
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “დიდა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni , online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 392
- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “დიდა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN