გჲურჯი

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Turkish Gürcü, from Persian گرجی (gorji).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʲurd͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: გჲურ‧ჯი

Noun

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გჲურჯი (gyurci) (Latin spelling Gyurci)

  1. An ethnic group native to the South Caucasus: Georgian
    Synonym: ქორთუ (kortu)
    ნოღაშე გჲურჯეფე მოხთეს
    noğaşe gyurcepe moxtes
    Georgians came to the bazaar

Usage notes

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  • In comprasion to the Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) This term doesn't include Laz, Mingrelian and Svan speakers.

Further reading

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