ლიჯი
Laz
Etymology
Cognate with Mingrelian ლინჯი (linǯi). Further etymology is unknown.
Noun
ლიჯი • (liǯi)
- copper
- Synonym: პრინჯი (ṗrinǯi)
Further reading
- Kiria, Č̣abuḳi; Ezugbaia, Lali; Memišiši, Omar; Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 811
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 150, connects with Old Georgian პილენძი (ṗilenʒi)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ლიჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi