ჯინჯი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ჯიჯი (ǯiǯi), ჯინი (ǯini)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ir-.

Noun

ჯინჯი • (ǯinǯi) (plural ჯინჯეფი)

1. root, bottom

Usage notes

In compound words this word is often reduced to just ჯინ- (ǯin-) or ჯი- (ǯi-).

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჯინჯი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 2052
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ჯინჯი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎^[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 414b
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 896
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჯინჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[2], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
• Pipia, Daniel (2008) “ჯინჯი”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎^[3], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN