ლიჯი

Laz

Etymology

Cognate with Mingrelian ლინჯი (linǯi). Further etymology is unknown.

Noun

ლიჯი • (lici) (Latin spelling lici)

  1. copper
    Synonym: პრინჯი (p̌rinci)

Further reading

  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi; Ezugbaia, Lali; Memišiši, Omar; Čuxua, Merab (2015), Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 811
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998), Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 150, connects with Old Georgian პილენძი (ṗilenʒi)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ლიჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[1], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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