ხაჯი
Laz
Etymology
Cognate with Mingrelian ხაჯი (xaǯi); see there for more.
Noun
ხაჯი • (xaci) (Latin spelling xaci) (Vitse, Arkabi)
- bean
- Synonym: ლობჲა (lobya)
- ხაჯიზ გჲუბრე ვარ-ეკიბღენ.
- xaciz gyubre var-eǩibğen.
- Do not apply nitrogen fertilizer to beans.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ხაჯი (xaci) | ხაჯეფე (xacepe) |
| ergative | ხაჯიქ (xacik) | ხაჯეფექ (xacepek) |
| dative | ხაჯის (xacis) | ხაჯეფეს (xacepes) |
| genitive | ხაჯიშ(ი) (xaciş(i)) | ხაჯეფეშ(ი) (xacepeş(i)) |
| directive | ხაჯიშე (xacişe) | ხაჯეფეშე (xacepeşe) |
| ablative | ხაჯიშენ (xacişen) | ხაჯეფეშენ (xacepeşen) |
| locative | ხაჯის (xacis) | ხაჯეფეს (xacepes) |
| instrumental | ხაჯითენ (xaciten) | ხაჯეფეთენ (xacepeten) |
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.
Derived terms
- ხაჯკეტი (xacǩeťi)
- ბაბუთაშიხაჯი (babutaşixaci)
References
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “xaci”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Bucaklişi, İsmail Avcı, Uzunhasanoğlu, Hasan (1999) Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük / Lazuri-Turkuli Nenapuna [Laz–Turkish dictionary] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Akyüz Yayıncılık, page 331
Mingrelian
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably from Proto-Georgian-Zan *xwaʒ₁-, note however that *ხოჯ- (*xoǯ-) is expected.[1][2] Cognate with Laz ხაჯი (xaci), ხაჯივაკა (xacivaǩa, “bean”), and possibly dialectal Georgian ხვანძა (xvanʒa, “vetch”).
Noun
ხაჯი • (xaǯi)
References
- ^ Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 397
- ^ Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 887
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ხაჯი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1954