დიდა

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Laz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kartvelian *ded- (mother).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdidɑ/
  • Hyphenation: დი‧და

Noun

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დიდა (dida) (plural დიდალეფე, Latin spelling dida) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Chanapeti)

  1. old woman, granny
    Synonyms: ბენა (bena), დიდაშირა (didaşira), დადი (dadi), ხჩინი (xçini)
    დიდა იჲასი აშკვა მითი ვა-ჯეგიწონამს
    dida iyasi aşǩva miti va-cegiǯonams
    When you become an old woman, no one pays attention to you anymore
  2. (Vizha) wife
    Synonyms: ოხორზა (oxorza), ჩილი (çili)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) “*deda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 38

Mingrelian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kartvelian *ded- (mother).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: დი‧და

Noun

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დიდა (dida) (plural დიდალეფი)

  1. mother
    Synonym: ნანა (nana)

References

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “დიდა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 392
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “დიდა”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN