ჭანგი

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃʼaŋɡi]

Etymology 1

From Middle Georgian ჭანგი (č̣angi), an Iranian borrowing from the family of Persian چنگ (čang).

Noun

ჭანგი • (č̣angi) (plural ჭანგები)

  1. claw
    Synonyms: ბრჭყალი (brč̣q̇ali), კლანჭი (ḳlanč̣i)
Alternative forms
  • ჭვანგი (č̣vangi), ჭვანკი (č̣vanḳi) — dialectal
Descendants
  • → Laz: ჭანგი (ç̌angi)

Etymology 2

Noun

ჭანგი • (č̣angi) (plural ჭანგები)

  1. acidity
    Synonyms: ჭმახი (č̣maxi), სიმჟავე (simžave)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճանկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჭანგი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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