ჩხონჩხი
Mingrelian
Alternative forms
- ჯღონჯღო (ǯɣonǯɣo)
Noun
ჩხონჩხი • (čxončxi) (plural ჩხონჩხეფი)
- liver
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ჩხონჩხი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1744
- Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ჩხონჩხი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
- Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc; Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 599, reconstructs Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁oc₁x-, deriving Georgian ცოცხალი (cocxali, “alive”) from the same root. This reconstruction is no longer considered in newer works.