ლიჯი

Laz

Etymology

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

Noun

ლიჯი • (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