გჲურჯი

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Turkish Gürcü, from Persian گرجی (gorji).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʲurd͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: გჲურ‧ჯი

Noun

გჲურჯი • (gyurci) (Latin spelling Gyurci)

  1. An ethnic group native to the South Caucasus: Georgian
    Synonym: ქორთუ (kortu)
    ნოღაშე გჲურჯეფე მოხთეს
    noğaşe gyurcepe moxtes
    Georgians came to the bazaar

Usage notes

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “gyurci”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “გჲურჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi