ჯიჯი
Bats
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ǯiǯi. Cognates include Chechen жижиг (žižig).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒid͡ʒĭ/
- Hyphenation: ჯი‧ჯი
- Rhymes: -id͡ʒĭ
Noun
ჯიჯი̆ (ǯiǯĭ) class d:
References
- Kadagiʒe, Davit, Kadagiʒe, Niḳo (1984) “ჯიჯი”, in Arn. Čikobava, editor, C̣ova-tušur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni / Цова-тушинско–грузинско–русский словарь [A Tsova-Tush–Georgian–Russian Dictionary][1], prepared for publication by Rusudan Gagua, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 858a
- Ḳaḳašvili, Diana (2022) “ჯიჯი”, in C̣ovatušur-kartuli leksiḳoni [Bats-Georgian dictionary] (Ḳavḳasiur-kartuli leksiḳonebi; II), Tbilisi, page 233a
Laz
Alternative forms
- ჟიჟი (jiji) — Ghvant
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ir- (“root, bottom”).
Noun
ჯიჯი • (cici) (Latin spelling cici) (Atina, Artasheni, Vitse)
- The bottom part (of cabbage) above the soil, the inner part of the (cabbage) stem
- bottom
- აშექ ლიმხანა ჭკორუმს დო ნთხირიშ ჯიჯიზ გოშორჩაკამს
- aşek limxana ç̌ǩorums do ntxiriş ciciz goşorçaǩams
- Aisha mows a fern and tucks it into the bottom of a hazelnut tree
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ჯიჯი (cici) | ჯიჯეფე (cicepe) |
| ergative | ჯიჯიქ (cicik) | ჯიჯეფექ (cicepek) |
| dative | ჯიჯის (cicis) | ჯიჯეფეს (cicepes) |
| genitive | ჯიჯიშ(ი) (ciciş(i)) | ჯიჯეფეშ(ი) (cicepeş(i)) |
| directive | ჯიჯიშე (cicişe) | ჯიჯეფეშე (cicepeşe) |
| ablative | ჯიჯიშენ (cicişen) | ჯიჯეფეშენ (cicepeşen) |
| locative | ჯიჯის (cicis) | ჯიჯეფეს (cicepes) |
| instrumental | ჯიჯითენ (ciciten) | ჯიჯეფეთენ (cicepeten) |
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.
Derived terms
See also
- ფესო (peso)
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “cici”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[2] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჯიჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi