ლიჯი

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Laz

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ლიჯი (lici)

  1. copper
    Synonym: პრინჯი (p̌rinci)

Further reading

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  • 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