გჲურჯი

Laz

Alternative forms

• ჯურჯი (curci), გურჯი (gurci)

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

• In comprasion to the Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) This term doesn't include Laz, Mingrelian and Svan speakers.

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