მჯიხი

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Laz[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mʒ₁iɣ-.

Noun[edit]

მჯიხი (mcixi) (Latin spelling mcixi)

  1. fist
    მჯიხი გეჩუ დო კიბირი ჲუტახუ
    mcixi geçu do ǩibiri yuťaxu
    S/he punched her/him and broke her/his tooth
  2. (unit of measure) fistful, handful
    კუკუმაზ არ მჯიხი მქვერი დოლობუბღი დო ჰაწი ულამს
    ǩuǩumaz ar mcixi mkveri dolobubği do haǯi ulams
    I threw a handful of flour into the pot and now (barely) it gives a very slight wetness (I prevented the water from flowing too much)

Further reading[edit]

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) chapter MCIXI, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მჯიხი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi